Ji has appeared for the Korea DPR national football team in eight FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

[1] Primarily a central defensive midfield, Ji plays in the left-back position for the national team.

On 15 June 2010, he scored a goal against Brazil, slotting it past the goalkeeper in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage encounter between the highest ranked and the lowest ranked qualified teams at the finals.

[3] Following the Brazil-Korea DPR game, players exchanged shirts, revealing Ji's lean and muscular physique.

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