AFC Asian Qualifiers
DPR Korea would have walked away the happier of the two sides as they held their own against Uzbekistan and will believe they can get a result in the neutral venue of Vientiane on Tuesday.
Qatar, on the other hand, were undone by a second half fightback from the UAE after having taken the lead on home soil.
Sin Yong Nam admitted his DPR Korea side paid the price for taking too long to settle down in their opener, with Uzbekistan scoring the game's only goal in the 20th minute.
“The game went faster than we expected. We expected a better result. I think that we will prepare for the next games at a higher level and try to achieve better results."
#AsianQualifiers - Road To 26 | Group A : Uzbekistan 1-0 DPR Korea
“Qatar are a strong team and the current Asian champions, they are well trained. In football, anything can happen so we have to prepare well and try to get a good result.”
While DPR Korea have won four of their previous 12 meetings with Qatar, the East Asian side lost their most recent encounter - falling to a 6-0 defeat in the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019™.
The defeat to UAE was a shock to Qatar's system but head coach Marquez Lopez isn't pressing the panic button.
"The chances in the group are still there and we have nine matches left in the qualifiers, and everything can change in terms of calculations and chances to qualify."
#AsianQualifiers - Road To 26 | Group A : Qatar 1 - 3 United Arab Emirates
"We aim to make up for this result and get back on track, starting with the next match against DPR Korea and I’m confident that we can bounce back from this.”
DPR Korea v Qatar
Venue: Lao National Stadium (Vientiane)
Kick-off: 19:00 (UTC+7)
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