FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

United Arab Emirates vs Iraq, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Fifth Round

· 1st Leg
United Arab Emirates
  • 18': Luan Pereira
FT
1 - 1
1st Leg
Iraq
  • 10': Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi

About

United Arab Emirates are hosting Iraq at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 32,008

Line-Ups

UAE United Arab Emirates (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
3 Lucas Pimenta
5 Alaeddine Zouhir
2 Ruben Canedo
16 Marcus Meloni
6 Abdalla Ramadan
15 Yahia Nader
23 Sultan Adil Alamiri
20 Luan Pereira
9 Harib Abdalla
14 Nicolás Gimenez
United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
Bruno , Gastón Álvarez, Ali Saleh Amro, Mohammed Rabii, Hamad Al Meqebaali, Majid Rashid, Khaled Ebraheim, Caio Canedo, Kouame Autonne, Caio, Richard Akonnor, Adel Al-Hosani.

IRQ Iraq (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
5 Akam Rahman
4 Zaidd Tahseen
23 Merchas Doski
3 Hussein Ali
16 Amir Al-Ammari
8 Aimar Sher Yellow Card
17 Ali Jasim
21 Marko Lawk Farji
10 Mohannad Ali Kadhim
9 Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
Iraq Substitutes:
Kevin Yakob, Ahmed Al-Hajjaj, Munaf Younus, Fahad Talib Raheem, Osama Jabbar, Mustafa Saadoon, Hasan Abdulkareem, Ahmed Basil, Aymen Hussein, Sherko Kareem, Zidane Iqbal, Hussein Ali Al-Saedi.

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