FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Kuwait vs Iraq, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Kuwait
    FT
    0 - 0
    Iraq
    • Red Card 7': Rebin Sulaka

    About

    Kuwait are hosting Iraq at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
    Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait
    Attendance: 58,000

    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

    KUW Kuwait (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    22 Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK)
    4 Khaled Ebrahim
    6 Sultan Al-Enezi
    5 Fahad Al-Hajeri
    3 Meshari Ghanam
    2 Sami Al-Sanea
    14 Redha Abujabarah
    8 Ahmad Al-Dhafeeri
    10 Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi
    21 Mohammad Daham
    20 Yousef Naser
    Kuwait Substitutes:
    Yousef Majed Al Shammari, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, Azbi Shehab, Salman Al Awadhi, Abd Al Rahman Kameel, Rashed Al Dousari, Salman Bormeya, Ali Khalaf, Hamad Al Harbi, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Moath Al-Enezi, Hussein Ashkanani.

    IRQ Iraq (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Jalal Hassan (GK)
    2 Rebin Sulaka Red Card
    6 Zaid Tahseen
    23 Merchas Doski
    21 Mustafa Saadoon
    8 Ibrahim Bayesh
    16 Amir Al-Ammari
    15 Ahmed Yahya
    9 Ali Al-Hamadi
    19 Youssef Amyn
    11 Zidane Iqbal
    Iraq Substitutes:
    Ali Jasim, Hussein Hasan, Ali Kadhim Hadi, El Ani, Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji, Mohanad Ali, Aymen Hussein, Osama Jabbar, Munaf Younus, Danilo Al-Saed, Hussein Ali, Suad Natiq.

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