Luis Garcia, the head coach of the Qatar national team, expressed his immense happiness following his team's impressive victory over North Korea with a score of 5-1 in the match held on Thursday, as part of the qualifying rounds for the 2026 World Cup.

Garcia said: "I am proud of the players' performance and their determination to achieve victory from the first minute, and they indeed succeeded in translating this ambition into a well-deserved win."

He added: "I congratulate the players; they are the ones who deserve praise after their outstanding performance in the match and their perfect execution of everything we planned."

He continued: "We need to close the chapter on today's match and focus on the upcoming encounter against Kyrgyzstan, which will be extremely important."

He went on: "We have no choice but to win the next match to keep our hopes alive for qualifying for the World Cup."

He concluded his remarks by saying: "This victory is a beautiful gift for our dear fans who attended today and supported the team strongly. We are now turning the page on North Korea and working diligently to prepare for the match against Kyrgyzstan, which will not be easy at all."