Korea DPR booked their ticket to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
finals after strolling to a 3-2 win against Japan in today's
third place play-off of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2006 in
Adelaide today. Victory means that Korea DPR become the third
Asian team to secure their presence at next year's finals,
following  Australia , who sealed qualification on Thursday and
tournament hosts, China.  With so much at stake, it was
understandable that both Korea DPR and Japan took a cautious
stance during the opening minutes. But the tempo of the game was
upped significantly when Ri Un-suk connected with Ju Yun-mi's
centre to rifle home a low strike and put the Koreans ahead on
23 minutes. Ri Un-gyong added a second just after the half hour,
lofting an exquisite chip over Japanese keeper Miho Fukomoto,
then made it 3-0 moments later, poking home a loose ball from
close range.  Japan's response came almost immediately - Sakai
Tomoe's raking pass was nodded into the path of Kozue Ando, who
coolly finished to put Japan bac