FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Thursday, September 1, 2016
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Match Report

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Australia seal 2-0 win over Iraq in AFC World Cup qualifier

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 4-1

Lineups

AUS

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 20Milos DegenekD
  3. 20Trent SainsburyD
  4. 14Brad SmithD
  5. 5Mark MilliganD
  6. 21Massimo LuongoM
  7. 15Mile JedinakM
  8. 13Aaron MooyM
  9. 23Tom RogicM
  10. 9Tomi JuricF
  11. 7Mathew LeckieF

IRQ

  1. 20Mohammed HameedG
  2. Alaa Ali MhawiD
  3. Ahmad KhalafD
  4. 6Ali Adnan KadhimD
  5. 15Dhurgham IsmailD
  6. 2Suad NatiqM
  7. 16Ali Hosni FaisalM
  8. 21Saad Abdul-AmirM
  9. 9Ahmed Yasin GhaniM
  10. Ali AbbasM
  11. 8Justin MeramF

Timeline

  1. 10' Aaron Mooy (Australia) Yellow Card at 10'
  2. 52' Ali Abbas (Iraq) Yellow Card at 52'
  3. 58' Massimo Luongo (Australia) Goal at 58'
  4. 60' Yasser Kasim (Iraq) Substitution at 60'
  5. 64' Tomislav Juric (Australia) Goal at 64'
  6. 64' Amjad Waleed (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
  7. 65' Robbie Kruse (Australia) Substitution at 65'
  8. 68' Brad Smith (Australia) Yellow Card at 68'
  9. 78' Jackson Irvine (Australia) Substitution at 78'
  10. 79' Alaa Abdul Zahra (Iraq) Substitution at 79'
  11. 85' Apostolos Giannou (Australia) Substitution at 85'

WCQ - AFC News

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