29 March,2009 07:36 AM IST | | PA Sport
North Korea moved a step closer to securing their place in South Africa next year with a victory over the United Arab Emirates in Asian qualifying for the World Cup on Saturday.
In a one-sided encounter, Pak Nam-chol put the hosts ahead in the 51st minute before Mun In-guk struck in stoppage time to make the points safe.
The win moves the Koreans top of Group Two with 10 points from five games while the UAE remain rooted to the foot of the table with just one point.
Russia scored twice in their win over Azerbaijanu00a0in Europe's Group Four qualifier.
Other results
Russia 2 bt Azerbaijan 0u00a0
Japan 1 bt Bahrain 0
Uzbekistan 4 bt Qatar 0u00a0
Iran 1 bt Saudi Arabia 0u00a0
Tunisia 2 bt Kenya 1
