The North Korean players are tall, almost 1.9 meters.
At the 2019 Asian Cup, many players in the team, dubbed "the world's most mysterious," were at least 1.83 meters tall, with the tallest reaching 1.92 meters.
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| At 7:30 PM on December 25th, as part of the Asian Cup, the Vietnamese national team will play a friendly match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi against North Korea, a team dubbed "the most mysterious team in the world." The North Korean team boasts a squad of tall players. According to Transfermarkt, goalkeeper Ri Myong-guk is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 79 kg. Besides Ri Myong-guk, North Korea also has goalkeeper Ri Kwang-il, who is 1.92 meters tall. |
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| Midfielder Ri Yong-chol (in white shirt) was born in 1991. He is 1.89 m tall. |
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| Defender Ri Yong-Jik (in white shirt) is 1.87 m tall and weighs 75 kg, born in 1991 in Japan. |
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| Defender Jang Kuk-chol (in red jersey, number 3) was born in 1994 and is 1.83 m tall. |
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| Like Jang Kuk-chol, defender Pak Myong-Song (in white shirt) was born in 1994 and is 1.83 m tall. |
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| Japanese-born striker An Byong-Jun (in white shirt) was born in 1990, is 1.83 m tall and weighs 75 kg. |
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| Midfielder Myong Cha-hyon (in white shirt) is 1.82 m tall and weighs 66 kg. He is 28 years old. |









