FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Iraq vs Australia, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Three

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Iraq snatch late 1-1 AFC WCQ draw against Australia in Group B

World Cup Qualifiers

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Japan

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Saudi Arabia 2 +1 4
2 Iraq 2 +1 4
3 Indonesia 2 -2 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

IRQ Iraq

No. Name
8 Mohanad Abdulraheem
17 Alaa Ali Mhawi
21 Saad Abdul-Amir
2 Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf
19 Mahdi Kamil Sheltagh
6 Ali Adnan Kadhim
3 Ali Bahjat Fadhil
Rebin Sulaka Yellow Card
7 Amjad Kalaf
3 Dhurgham Ismail
20 Mohammed Hameed

AUS Australia

No. Name
8 Bailey Wright
22 Jackson Irvine
21 Massimo Luongo
13 Aaron Mooy Yellow Card
Mile Jedinak
10 Robbie Kruse
2 Milos Degenek
7 Mathew Leckie
5 Mark Milligan Yellow Card
9 Tomi Juric
12 Mitch Langerak

WCQ - AFC News

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