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FT Thursday, June 4, 2026
Iraq DDWWW 1
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Spain WWDWD 1
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IRQ101
ESP101
Riazor · 30,423 att.

Match Report

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Yamal-less Spain held by Iraq in World Cup sendoff

Spain were left frustrated in their first World Cup warm-up match as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Iraq at the Estadio de Riazor in La Coruña.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
33.7
Possession
66.3
3
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
4
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
618
345
Passes
683
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
24
0.0
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
34
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
9
29
Effective Clearances
10
29
Clearances
10

Highlights

00:36 De la Fuente confident Yamal will be fit for Spain's World Cup opener Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 1-0

Lineups

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joan GarcíaG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 16Jon MartínCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 12Pedro PorroRB
  6. 10Dani OlmoAM
  7. 18Marc BernalLM
  8. 9GaviRM
  9. 26Borja IglesiasF
  10. 15Álex BaenaAM-L
  11. 7Ferran TorresAM-R

IRQ · 4-4-2

  1. 22Ahmed BasilG
  2. 5Akam HashimCD-L
  3. 4Zaid TahseenCD-R
  4. 23Merchas DoskiLB
  5. 3Hussein AliRB
  6. 16Amir Al-AmmariCM-L
  7. 24Zaid IsmaelCM-R
  8. 21Marko FarjiLM
  9. 8Ibrahim BayeshRM
  10. 17Ali JasimCF-L
  11. 9Ali Al-HamadiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Delay in match (Iraq).
  2. 9'
  3. 9' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 9'
  5. 16' Goal! Spain 1, Iraq 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo following a fast break.
  6. 27' Goal! Spain 1, Iraq 1. Merchas Doski (Iraq) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Akam Hashim.
  7. 32' Marc Bernal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 37' Gavi (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Spain. Eric García replaces Aymeric Laporte.
  10. 45' Substitution, Spain. Yéremy Pino replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
  11. 45' Substitution, Spain. Gonzalo García replaces Dani Olmo.
  12. 45' Substitution, Spain. Jesús Rodríguez replaces Borja Iglesias.
  13. 45' Substitution, Iraq. Aymen Hussein replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
  14. 45' Substitution, Iraq. Jalal Hassan replaces Ahmed Basil.
  15. 45' Substitution, Spain. Sergio Gómez replaces Ferran Torres.
  16. 57' Zaid Ismael (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 59' Substitution, Spain. Beñat Turrientes replaces Marc Bernal.
  18. 59' Substitution, Spain. Javi Guerra replaces Gavi.
  19. 59' Substitution, Spain. Marc Pubill replaces Jon Martín.
  20. 61' Substitution, Iraq. Ahmed Yahya replaces Merchas Doski.
  21. 61' Ahmed Qasem (Iraq) Substitution at 61'
  22. 61' Ahmed Qasim (Iraq) Substitution at 61'
  23. 62' Substitution, Iraq. Zidane Iqbal replaces Zaid Ismael.
  24. 62' Substitution, Iraq. Munaf Younus replaces Zaid Tahseen.
  25. 62' Substitution, Iraq. Rebin Sulaka replaces Akam Hashim.
  26. 62' Substitution, Iraq. Frans Putros replaces Hussein Ali.
  27. 62' Substitution, Iraq. Kevin Yakob replaces Amir Al Ammari.
  28. 68' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Álex Baena.
  29. 72' Substitution, Iraq. Mustafa Saadoon replaces Ahmed Yahya because of an injury.
  30. 72' Substitution, Iraq. Youssef Amyn replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
  31. 73' Substitution, Spain. Javi Rodríguez replaces Pedro Porro.
  32. 73' Substitution, Spain. Leo Román replaces Joan García.
  33. 80' Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Rodríguez (Spain).
  34. 80'
  35. 80' Rebin Sulaka (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  36. 82' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  37. 82'

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