South Korea vs Iraq, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

South Korea

41': Oh Se-Hun
74': Oh Hyeon-Gyu
83': Lee Jae-Sung

FT
3 - 2

Iraq

50': Aymen Hussein
90'+5': Ibrahim Bayesh

About

South Korea are hosting Iraq at Yongin Citizen Sports Park, , Korea Republic, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Yongin Citizen Sports Park
Location: , Korea Republic
Attendance: 35,198

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

South Korea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
4	Kim Min-Jae
14	Cho Yu-Min
3	Lee Myung-Jae
22	Seol Young-Woo
10	Lee Jae-Sung
8	Park Yong-Woo
6	Hwang In-Beom
19	Oh Se-Hun
17	Bae Jun-Ho
18	Lee Kang-in

South Korea Substitutes:

Lee Seung-Woo, Moon Seon-Min, Hwang Mun-Ki, Hong Hyun-Seok, Paik Seung-Ho, Kim Seung-Gyu, Joo Min-Kyu, Lee Dong-Gyeong, Kim Joon-Hong, Jung Seung-Hyun, Kim Ju-Sung, Oh Hyeon-Gyu.

Iraq (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
2	Rebin Solaka
5	Ali Faez
13	Lucas Shlimon
15	Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
21	Mustafa Saadoon
16	Amir Al-Ammari
14	Amjad Attwan
23	Merchas Doski
8	Ibrahim Bayesh
18	Aymen Hussein

Iraq Substitutes:

Zaidd Tahseen, Ahmed Yasin Ghani, Fahad Talib Raheem, Hussein Ali, Amin Al Hamawi, Youssef Amyn, Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji, Mohannad Ali Kadhim, Munaf Younus, Ali Jasim, Hussein Hasan, Mohamed Al-Taay.

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