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United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq · World Cup Qualification AFC

United Arab Emirates drew 1-1 with Iraq in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

United Arab Emirates and Iraq met in the World Cup Qualification AFC at Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, 13 November 2025.

Goalscorers

United Arab Emirates: L. Pereira 18'. Iraq: A. Al-Hamadi 10'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. United Arab Emirates had 19 shots with 4 on target, Iraq 10 with 5 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 9 to United Arab Emirates and 7 to Iraq. United Arab Emirates conceded 9 fouls, Iraq 11. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for United Arab Emirates, 1 for Iraq).

Line-ups

United Arab Emirates started in a 4-4-1-1: Khalid Eisa, Marcus Meloni, Alaeddine Zouhir, Lucas Pimenta, Rúben Amaral, Luan Pereira, Yahia Nader, Abdallah Ramadan, Sultan Adil, Nicolás Giménez, Harib Suhail.

Iraq started in a 4-4-2: Jalal Hassan, Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem, Merchas Doski, Marko Farji, Aimar Sher, Amir Al-Ammari, Ali Jasim, Ali Al-Hamadi, Mohanad Ali.

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Minute by minute

  1. 10'Goal! United Arab Emirates 0-1 Iraq. A. Al-Hamadi (Iraq) scores.
  2. 18'Goal! United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq. L. Pereira (United Arab Emirates) scores, assisted by A. Ramadan.
  3. 45'Half-time. United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq.
  4. 90'Full-time. United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq.
Full commentary (46 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: United Arab Emirates vs Iraq.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. M. Meloni (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. H. Ali (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 10'Goal! United Arab Emirates 0-1 Iraq. A. Al-Hamadi (Iraq) scores.
  5. 16'Attempt blocked. M. Ali (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  6. 18'Goal! United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq. L. Pereira (United Arab Emirates) scores, assisted by A. Ramadan.
  7. 20'Attempt missed. L. Pimenta (United Arab Emirates), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  8. 21'Attempt blocked. A. Ramadan (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 30'Attempt saved. A. Al-Hamadi (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  10. 33'Attempt missed. Z. Tahseen (Iraq), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  11. 37'Attempt missed. S. Adil (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  12. 37'Attempt missed. L. Pimenta (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  13. 38'Attempt saved. R. Amaral (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 45'Attempt saved. M. Ali (Iraq), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  15. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  16. 45+2'Attempt missed. M. Ali (Iraq), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  17. 45'Half-time. United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: C. Lucas comes on for H. Abdullah.
  20. 46'Substitution, Iraq: A. Hussein comes on for A. Al-Hamadi.
  21. 47'Attempt blocked. A. Sher (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 47'Attempt saved. A. Ramadan (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 50'Attempt saved. A. Hashem (Iraq), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  24. 56'Attempt saved. M. Farji (Iraq), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  25. 59'Attempt blocked. Y. Nader (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 61'Attempt missed. N. Giménez (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  27. 64'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: B. Oliveira comes on for A. Ramadan.
  28. 64'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: A. Saleh comes on for L. Pereira.
  29. 71'Yellow card for A. Sher (Iraq).
  30. 72'Substitution, Iraq: H. Abdulkareem comes on for A. Jasim.
  31. 72'Attempt blocked. N. Giménez (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  32. 73'Attempt blocked. Y. Nader (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  33. 73'Attempt missed. A. Saleh (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  34. 74'Attempt blocked. L. Pimenta (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  35. 79'Substitution, Iraq: Z. Iqbal comes on for A. Sher.
  36. 79'Substitution, Iraq: S. Kareem comes on for M. Ali.
  37. 85'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: M. Rabii comes on for M. Meloni.
  38. 88'Attempt saved. A. Saleh (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  39. 89'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: C. Canedo comes on for S. Adil.
  40. 90'Attempt blocked. A. Saleh (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  41. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  42. 90+4'Substitution, Iraq: A. Yahya comes on for M. Farji.
  43. 90+5'Attempt blocked. C. Canedo (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.25.
  44. 90+5'Attempt missed. M. Rabii (United Arab Emirates), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  45. 90+9'Attempt missed. C. Lucas (United Arab Emirates), header. xG 0.09.
  46. 90'Full-time. United Arab Emirates 1-1 Iraq.
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