|
Mongolia loses to N. Korea in first round of World Cup qualifier |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
 Mongolia lost 4 to 1 to North
Korea Sunday in the first round of the World Cup qualifiers.
Playing in Ulaanbaatur, North
Korea’s Pak Chol-min put the Koreans ahead at 14 minutes. This followed
with Jong Chol-min scoring twice for North Korea within eight minutes.
Mongolia’s Odkhuu Selenge
scored his team’s only goal three minutes into stoppage time.
China, the expected favorite,
saw their World Cup qualifying chances soar as they easily routed Myanmar
7 to 0.
There are 43 competing Asian
countries hoping to fill the four and a half places reserved at the
finals in South Africa.
Following five rounds of qualifying
matches, the top four Asian teams will advance, with the fifth-placed
country playing off with the winner of Oceania qualifying.
 Be first to comment this article | |
Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register. Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.3.0 |
