AFC Asian Cup

FT Friday, January 19, 2024
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Iraq DWWLW 2
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Education City Stadium · 38,663 att.

Match Report

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Iraq stun Japan with 2-1 win to seal Asian Cup last-16 spot

Iraq claimed their first victory over Japan in 42 years when they won their Asian Cup Group D encounter 2-1 on Friday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
13
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
1
72.5
Possession
27.5
15
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
485
Accurate Passes
138
600
Passes
232
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
9
Accurate Crosses
2
35
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
72
32
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
9
Interceptions
8
9
Effective Clearances
35
9
Clearances
35

Head to Head

JPN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

IRQ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Jalal HassanG
  2. 2Rebin SulakaCD-L
  3. 4Suad NatiqCD-R
  4. 25Ahmed YahyaLB
  5. 3Hussein AliRB
  6. 8Ibrahim BayeshAM
  7. 16Amir Al-AmmariLM
  8. 5Frans PutrosRM
  9. 18Aymen HusseinF
  10. 17Ali JasimAM-L
  11. 7Youssef AmynAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Mohanad AliSUB
  2. 9Ali Al-HamadiSUB
  3. 11Zidane IqbalSUB
  4. 20Osama JabbarSUB
  5. 23Merchas DoskiSUB
  6. 6Ali Adnan KadhimSUB
  7. 1Fahad TalibSUB
  8. 22Ahmed BasilSUB
  9. 13Bashar Resan BonyanSUB
  10. 24Zaid TahseenSUB
  11. 26Montader MadjedSUB
  12. 21Ahmad AlleeSUB

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zion SuzukiG
  2. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 21Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 20Takefusa KuboAM
  7. 5Hidemasa MoritaLM
  8. 6Wataru EndoRM
  9. 18Takuma AsanoF
  10. 8Takumi MinaminoAM-L
  11. 14Junya ItoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Seiya MaikumaSUB
  2. 10Ritsu DoanSUB
  3. 26Kaishu SanoSUB
  4. 17Reo HatateSUB
  5. 1Daiya MaekawaSUB
  6. 11Mao HosoyaSUB
  7. 9Ayase UedaSUB
  8. 13Keito NakamuraSUB
  9. 19Yuta NakayamaSUB
  10. 22Takehiro TomiyasuSUB
  11. 15Koki MachidaSUB
  12. 25Daizen MaedaSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Iraq 1, Japan 0. Aymen Hussein (Iraq) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 15' Suad Natiq (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Junya Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' Goal! Iraq 2, Japan 0. Aymen Hussein (Iraq) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al-Hajjaj with a cross.
  5. 45' Substitution, Iraq. Mohanad Ali replaces Aymen Hussein because of an injury.
  6. 45' Substitution, Iraq. Merchas Doski replaces Hussein Ali Haidar.
  7. 45' Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Shogo Taniguchi.
  8. 61' Substitution, Iraq. Osama Rashid replaces Frans Putros.
  9. 61' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  10. 61' Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Takuma Asano.
  11. 66' Substitution, Iraq. Ali Adnan replaces Youssef Amyn.
  12. 74' Substitution, Japan. Reo Hatate replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  13. 74' Substitution, Japan. Daizen Maeda replaces Junya Ito.
  14. 77' Substitution, Iraq. Zaid Tahseen replaces Ali Jasim.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Iraq 2, Japan 1. Wataru Endo (Japan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reo Hatate with a cross following a corner.

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