World No. 9 North Korean women's soccer team welcomed the first round of the third phase of the Olympic Women's Soccer Qualifying Tournament, the North Korean women's soccer team sat in their home field PK world No. 8 Japanese women's soccer team. (After two rounds of matches, the leading team will qualify for the main round of the Olympic Games in Paris).
Prior to the match, the DPRK women's soccer team had won five consecutive matches and hadn't conceded a single goal (a total of 59 goals). In comparison, the Japanese women's soccer team has won 1 and lost 1 of their last two matches, which is significantly less impressive than the DPRK women's soccer team. However, in the last two meetings between the two sides, the Japanese women beat the DPRK women, so more than half of the fans believe that the visiting Japanese women can beat the DPRK women.
In the end, Japan as a guest was blocked by North Korea and had no chance to take the lead. Except for the ball possession, Japan shot less than North Korea in the whole game. Obviously, Japan was afraid to go on the offensive. Perhaps they preferred to return home to solve the problems of the North Korean team. This also proves that the North Korean team is good, and the North Koreans are obviously not that easy to beat.
