Having sailed through the group stage with big winning margins, DPR Korea only scored once in the semi-final through Choe Yon A with Song hoping it’s a one-off ahead of Sunday’s final against Japan.
“I’m very happy that we have won this match against China,” said Song. “We are now able to go to the final and also qualified as one of Asia’s teams to the World Cup. .....
✨ 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 ✨
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) May 16, 2024
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