FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Iraq vs Kuwait, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Iraq
  • 90'+3': Akam Rahman
  • 90'+11': Ibrahim Bayesh
FT
2 - 2
Kuwait
  • 39': Yousef Naser
  • 70': Yousef Naser
  • Red Card 90'+13': Abdulrahman Al Fadhli

About

Iraq are hosting Kuwait at Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Basra International Stadium
Location: Basra, Iraq
Attendance: 45,851

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Qatar 0 0 0
2 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0
3 Oman 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

IRQ Iraq (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ahmed Basil (GK)
2 Rebin Solaka
5 Frans Dhia Haddad
23 Merchas Doski Yellow Card
3 Hussein Ali
10 Mohannad Ali Kadhim
11 Zidane Iqbal
20 Osama Jabbar
18 Aymen Hussein
17 Ali Jasim
14 Peter Gwargis
Iraq Substitutes:
Ahmed Al-Hajjaj, Mohamed Al-Taay, Ali Kadhim Hadi, Hussain Ghasem, Hashim Ali, Haron Ahmed Zubair, Akam Rahman, Munaf Younus, Jalal Hassan Hachim, Ibrahim Bayesh, Youssef Amyn, Amir Al-Ammari.

KUW Kuwait (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Khaled Al-Rashidi (GK) Yellow Card
15 Jasem Al Mutar
4 Khaled Ebrahim
13 Mohammad Al Nassar
5 Fahad Al-Hajeri
14 Khaled Al Mershed
6 Sultan Al-Enezi Yellow Card
8 Ahmad Al Dhefiri Yellow Card
20 Yousef Naser
7 Mohammad Daham
9 Ahmad Zanki
Kuwait Substitutes:
Eid Al-Rasheedi, Sulaiman Abdulghafoor, Hussein Ashkanani, Moaz Al-Dhafiri, Mubarak Al Faneeni, Fawaz Al Mubailish, Hamad Al Harbi, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, Fawaz Ayedh Al-Otaibi, Moath Al-Enezi, Salman Al Awadhi, Sami Al-Sanea.

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