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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Ri Myung Guk
- Position: Goal Keeper
- Squad number: 1
- Date of birth: 9 September, 1986 (23 years old)
- Height: 6'2" (188cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Saves |
|---|---|
| 3 Ri Myung Guk | 24 Ri Myung Guk |
| 0 As substitute | 24 Total North Korea |
| 32 Most saves by Nestor Fernando Muslera | |
| 3 Total North Korea |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Ri Myung Guk | 0 Ri Myung Guk |
| 1 Total North Korea | 1 Total North Korea |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 0|0 Ri Myung Guk | 0|0 Ri Myung Guk |
| 18|37 Total North Korea | 2|0 Total North Korea |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
North Korea games played
- Brazil 2-1 North Korea
Tuesday, 15 June Match report - Portugal 7-0 North Korea
Monday, 21 June Match report - North Korea 0-3 Ivory Coast
Friday, 25 June Match report
Player Profile
Ri has firmly established himself as the undisputed number one of the North Korean team. He missed just one of their 16 qualifying matches and kept a phenomenal 10 clean sheets.
In all, he conceded just six goals in 15 appearances. He was nominated for the 2009 Asian Player of the Year award. After starring in the 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia, a result which booked their place in South Africa, he said: “I felt like I was defending the gateway to my motherland.”
Last summer he set himself a specific target to improve his game by the time the World Cup kicks off. “At the moment, I would evaluate myself as three out of five,” he said. By the time the World Cup starts, I aim to be five out of five.”
Not the most commanding of keepers when dealing with high balls, he relies on razor-sharp reflexes and he is an excellent shot-stopper. He likes to play in tracksuit bottoms.
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