( LEAD ) S . Korean women ' s football team wins Asian Cup qualifying opener in N . Korea ( ATTN : ADDS details in paras 6 - 8 ) PYONGYANG , April 5 ( Joint Press Corps ) -- South Korea made a victorious start to their Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) Women ' s Asian Cup qualifying campaign in North Korea on Wednesday as they trounced India 10 - 0 . South Korea , led by head coach Yoon Duk - yeo , poured out five goals in each half against India to collect their first win in Group B , where they are also paired with North Korea , Uzbekistan and Hong Kong . All Group B matches are staged at Kim Il - sung Stadium in Pyongyang . The qualifying campaign will run until next Tuesday and only the group winner will advance to the 2018 Asian Cup in Jordan , which also doubles as the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIFA Women ' s World Cup . North Korea are currently the leaders with two straight victories . The hosts of the tournament routed India 8 - 0 in their opener on Monday and beat Hong Kong 5 - 0 earlier Wednesday . With the South Korean flag hanging at Kim Il - sung Stadium for the first time , the Taeguk Ladies took the lead in the 12 th minute with Kang Yu - mi ' s goal . South Koreans doubled the lead in the 19 th when Lee Min - a found the net . Forward Lee Geum - min then grabbed a brace to give a comfortable cushion for South Korea on a rain - soaked pitch . She first beat Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu in the 29 th before scoring again seven minutes later . Yoon ' s side closed the first half with a goal from defender Lee Eun - mi in the stoppage time . In the second half , South Korea scored four goals in a span of four minutes . You Young - a ' s opened the scoring in the 65 th and Lee Geum - min completed a hat trick with her goal in the 67 th . South Korean captain Ji So - yun then put her name on the score sheet in the 68 th followed by a second half substitute Lee So - dam a minute later . Ji rounded off the scoring for South Korea in the second half extra time to make the score 10 - 0 . The Chelsea Ladies forward now has 43 goals in 92 matches for South Korea . South Korean women ' s national team players celebrate after Lee Eun - mi ( 4 th from L ) scored a goal against India during their AFC Women ' s Asian Cup Group B qualifying match at Kim Il - sung Stadium in Pyongyang on April 5 , 2017 . ( Joint Press Corps ) South Korea will next face North Korea on Friday . The winner of the much - anticipated all - Korean showdown is expected to clinch the top spot in the group considering that neither the South nor the North are likely to lose to low - ranked competitors . North Korea are ranked No . 10 in the latest FIFA rankings , followed by South Korea ( No . 17 ) , Uzbekistan ( No . 42 ) , India ( No . 56 ) and Hong Kong ( No . 65 ) . The South Korean squad landed in Pyongyang on Monday after receiving visas from the North Korean embassy in Beijing . Any trip to the North requires the South ' s approval , as well as the North ' s consent , as the two Koreas have technically remained in a state of war since the 1950 - 53 Korean War ended in a truce , not a peace treaty . The Seoul government last month gave the green light to the football team ' s visit to Pyongyang after the North assured the safety of the South Koreans via the AFC . kdon @ yna . co . kr ( END )