KOREA DPR FACTFILE

NAME: Korea DPR (North Korea)

NAME: Korea DPR (North Korea)

NICKNAME: Chollima

HEAD COACH: Kim Jong Hun

ASSOCIATION: DPR Korea Football Association

CONFEDERATION: AFC (Asia)

FOUNDED: 1945

FIFA AFFILIATION: 1958

CURRENT FIFA RANKING: 86

HIGHEST FIFA RANKING: 57 - November 1993

LOWEST FIFA RANKING: 181 - October 1998

PREVIOUS WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 1 (1966)

BEST WORLD CUP PERFORMANCE: Quarterfinals (1966) DATE QUALIFIED FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP: June 17, 2009