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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Iraq

26': Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi

FT
0 - 2

South Korea

63': Kim Jin-Gyu
82': Oh Hyeon-Gyu

South Korea qualify for 2026 World Cup with 2-0 win over 10-man Iraq

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM SOUTH KOREA 2-0 WIN OVER IRAQ TO QUALIFY FOR WORLD CUP

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Basra International Stadium
Location: Basra, Iraq
Attendance: 55,972

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

Iraq (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
18	Zaid Tahseen
2	Rebin Solaka
23	Merchas Doski
3	Hussein Ali
8	Ibrahim Bayesh
16	Amir Al-Ammari
20	Osama Jabbar
9	Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
17	Ali Jasim
7	Youssef Amyn

Iraq Substitutes:

Ali Faez, Marko Lawk Farji, Sajjad Jasim, Hasan Abdulkareem, Fahad Talib Raheem, Mohannad Ali Kadhim, Frans Dhia Haddad, Munaf Younis Hashim, Suad Natiq, Ahmed Yahya Mhmood Al-Hajjaj, Ahmed Basil Al-Fadhli, Mohammed Qasim.

South Korea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
20	Kwon Kyung-Won
14	Cho Yu-Min
3	Lee Tae-Seok
22	Seol Young-Woo
10	Lee Jae-Sung
8	Park Yong-Woo
6	Hwang In-Beom
9	Oh Se-Hun
11	Hwang Hee-Chan
18	Lee Kang-in

South Korea Substitutes:

Kim Jin-Gyu, Park Jin-Seop, Cho Hyun-taek, Lee Chang-Geun, Moon Seon-Min, Yang Hyun-Jun, Oh Hyeon-Gyu, Lee Han-Beom, Kim Ju-Sung, Se-Jin Jeon, Jun Choi, Kim Dong-Heon.

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