5 Asian teams who have done well at the FIFA World Cup

With the World Cup right around the corner, we look atthe Asian teams who have performed the best at the World Cup.

#5 North Korea

North Korea have played in only 2 World Cups, 1966 and 2010.

In 1966, they caused one of the biggest upsets ever after beating Italy 1-0 in their debut World Cup and qualifying for the quarter-finals. They lost 5-3 to Portugal in the quarter-finals despite leading 3-0 in the first 30 minutes and were the first Asian team to advance past the group stages.

In 2010, they faced Brazil in their opening match and narrowly lost 2-1, this was followed by a 7-0 thumping at the hands of Portugal and 3-0 loss to Ivory Coast which meant they were eliminated at the group stages once again. They have failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.