The East Asians were edged 1-0 on Sunday by the 2008 finalists with Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov’s second-half penalty proving enough to separate the two sides.

It was somewhat harsh on DPR Korea, who had dominated for large periods of the match and particularly in the closing stages during which they almost grabbed a deserved point but Viktor Mochalov saved well from Jong Il-kwan.

The Koreans also lost their opening match of the 2006 edition of the tournament but went on to claim the trophy for the second time in their history and Yun (pictured) is confident the defeat to Uzbekistan has not put paid to their chances of progressing from Group B.

“Our team did not win the game (against Uzbekistan) but this is not our last game so we will do our best in the next game,” he said.

“It is all in our own hands so I am not concerned.”

DPR Korea proved they were able to cope with the physicality of the Uzbeks with their fast, attacking football often exposing their opponent’s defence.

For all their build up play, however, their attacking players were guilty of profligacy time and again but Yun refused to disclose if there were likely to be any potential change of tactics for the game against Iraq.

“We cannot say how we will deal with them (Iraq) but we can only do our best,” he added.

Iraq also lost their opening game on Sunday as they let slip a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 to Bahrain.

The West Asians looked good going forward but defensive lapses ultimately proved costly and coach Hassan Ahmed is hopeful his players pay more attention to the instructions he gives them against DPR Korea.

“The Korea match is now important for us and we must get a result from this,” he said.

“The players did not play well. We lost because they did not listen to our actions.”