FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Iraq
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Palestine

    About

    Iraq are hosting Palestine at Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Basra International Stadium
    Location: Basra, Iraq
    Attendance: 44,773

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Jalal Hassan (GK)
    6 Zaid Tahseen
    2 Munaf Younus
    23 Merchas Doski
    3 Hussein Ali
    17 Ali Jasim
    16 Amir Al-Ammari
    7 Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji Yellow Card
    18 Aymen Hussein
    19 Youssef Amyn
    8 Ibrahim Bayesh
    Iraq Substitutes:
    Ali Faez, Ahmed Yahya, Fahad Talib, Ahmed Yasin Ghani, Hussein Hasan, Amin Al Hamawi, El Ani, Mohanad Ali, Amjad Attwan, Lucas Shlimon, Mustafa Saadoon, Mohamed Al-Taay.

    PLE Palestine (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tawfiq Ali (GK)
    20 Ameed Mahajna Yellow Card
    15 Michael Termanini Yellow Card
    14 Samer Jondi
    7 Musab Battat
    3 Mohammed Rashid
    6 Odai Kharoub
    8 Alaaeddin Hassan
    21 Moustafa Zeidan
    19 Wessam Abou Ali
    11 Oday Dabbagh
    Palestine Substitutes:
    Mahdi Assi, Camilo Saldaña, Mousa Farawi, Zeid Qunbar, Omar Faraj, Mahmoud Abu Warda, Yaser Hamed, Ameed Sawafta, Baraa Kharoub, Mohamad Darwish, Mohammed Khalil.

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