Iraq 2-1 United Arab Emirates · World Cup Qualification AFC
Iraq beat United Arab Emirates 2-1 in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Iraq and United Arab Emirates met in the World Cup Qualification AFC at Basra International Stadium in Basra on Tuesday, 18 November 2025.
Goalscorers
Iraq: M. Ali 66'; A. Al-Ammari 90'. United Arab Emirates: C. Lucas 52'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Iraq had 10 shots with 2 on target, United Arab Emirates 13 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Iraq and 3 to United Arab Emirates. Iraq conceded 8 fouls, United Arab Emirates 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (1 for Iraq, 5 for United Arab Emirates).
Line-ups
Iraq started in a 4-2-3-1: Jalal Hassan, Hussein Ali, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashem, Merchas Doski, Aimar Sher, Amir Al-Ammari, Ali Jasim, Gubari Sherko, Marko Farji, Aymen Hussein.
United Arab Emirates started in a 4-4-1-1: Khalid Eisa, Alaeddine Zouhir, Lucas Pimenta, Kouame Autonne, Rúben Amaral, Bruno Oliveira, Marcus Meloni, Yahia Nader, Luan Pereira, Nicolás Giménez, Caio Lucas.
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