North Korea’s women’s soccer team kicked off its campaign at the 20th Asian Games with a lopsided 10-0 victory against Bangladesh on Tuesday, signaling its intent to push ahead in the tournament and secure the gold medal that narrowly slipped away at the last games.

The team’s opening game of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, played at Osaka’s Nagai Stadium in Japan, was effectively decided in the first half as a dominant DPRK side scored seven goals against their opponents.

An apparent goal was disallowed in the third minute following a video review, but North Korea did not have to