JOHANNESBURG - Striker Jong Tae Se of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) team expressed his confidence of the World Cup match against Brazil on Tuesday.

Striker Jong Tae Se in file photo. [Xinhua]

"We believe we can win against Brazil. Everybody thinks about that game," Jong said. "We can win that game."

The 26-year-old striker scored DPRK's sole goal in the team's 3-1 loss to Nigeria on Sunday and netted two more in DPRK's 2-2 draw with Greece in a warmup match last week.

The team's strength, Jong said, lies with its toughness.

"Our team mentality is like Germany, Germany spirits," he said, calling them the strongest in the world.

DPRK pulled one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history at the country's last appearance in 1966, when it beat Italy 1-0 and earned a place in the quarterfinals.

Jong said he's looking to pull a similar feat in South Africa.

"I want to surprise again this World Cup," he said.

The teams meet in their Group G opener at Ellis Park in Johannesburg next Tuesday.