Tuesday, 15 June 2010 18:12
Hundreds of Chinese football fans have arrived in South Africa to lend their support to North Korea in their opening World Cup 2010 match against Brazil, kicking off in just over an hour.
They are knows as the 'fans volunteer army' in China and many stayed in Pretoria yesterday but are congregating near Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg to back North Korea, who are not expected to have many supporters at the World Cup.
Sunday, 06 June 2010 20:07
Nigeria beat North Korea 3-1 in a World Cup warm-up this afternoon but the game was overshadowed by a stampede which caused at least 14 people to be treated for injuries.
The 'incident' happened before kick-off when fans tried to get entry into the Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa and didn't impact the actual match and it kicked off on time, however it was a scare.
Thursday, 03 June 2010 13:57
North Korea named an extra striker as a goalkeeper in their squad list but their plan to be able to use him as an extra striker has backfired today.
FIFA have told North Korea that Kim Myong-Won, who usually plays as a centre-forward, will only be able to play as a goalkeeper in the World Cup.
Thursday, 13 May 2010 18:01
North Korea is a place where you don't want to put a foot wrong and they were very secretive about who they were sending to South Africa for the World Cup next month, but FIFA today released the preliminary squad list for every country so we can now publish the one for North Korea.
What we can tell you is that only three players on this list play outside of North Korea; An Yong-hak and Jong Tae-se, who play in Japan for Omiya Ardija and Kawasaki Frontale and Hong Yong-jo, who plays for Russian side FK Rostov.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
 South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
 Greece |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Algeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
 Serbia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Korea DPR |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Honduras |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Make the most of your trip to South Africa for the World Cup and make sure you visit the FCO Be on the Ball website for advice, top tips and information that will help you prepare for a successful trip. 