FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FT Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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Iraq LWWDD 2
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2nd Leg - Iraq win 3-2 on aggregate · Basra International Stadium · 62,444 att.

Match Report

EPA/CEERWAN AZIZ

Graham Arnold helps keep Iraq's World Cup hopes alive

Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has overseen another miraculous AFC qualifying playoff, helping Iraq a 2-1 win over the U.A.E. and, with it, a place in the intercontinental playoffs for a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Full story at ESPN →

Head to Head

IRQ leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

IRQ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Jalal HassanG
  2. 5Akam HashimCD-L
  3. 4Zaid TahseenCD-R
  4. 23Merchas DoskiLB
  5. 3Hussein AliRB
  6. 7Sherko KareemAM
  7. 16Amir Al-AmmariLM
  8. 8Aimar SherRM
  9. 18Aymen HusseinF
  10. 21Marko FarjiAM-L
  11. 17Ali JasimAM-R

UAE · 4-4-1-1

  1. 17Khalid EisaG
  2. 4Kouame AutonneCD-L
  3. 3Lucas PimentaCD-R
  4. 2Ruben CanedoLB
  5. 5Alaeddine ZouhirRB
  6. 15Yahia NaderCM-L
  7. 16Marcus MeloniCM-R
  8. 20Luan PereiraLM
  9. 21BrunoRM
  10. 10CaioF
  11. 14Nicolás GimenezRCF

Timeline

  1. 17' Bruno (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 17'
  2. 52' Caio (United Arab Emirates) Goal at 52'
  3. 56' Mohannad Ali Kadhim (Iraq) Substitution at 56'
  4. 56' Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) Substitution at 56'
  5. 59' Ali Saleh Amro (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 59'
  6. 65' Alaeddine Zouhir (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 65'
  7. 66' Mohannad Ali Kadhim (Iraq) Goal at 66'
  8. 73' Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq) Yellow Card at 73'
  9. 75' Sultan Adil Alamiri (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 75'
  10. 78' Mustafa Saadoon (Iraq) Substitution at 78'
  11. 87' Abdalla Ramadan (United Arab Emirates) Substitution at 87'
  12. 90'+1' Kouame Autonne (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 91'
  13. 90'+5' Amar Muhsin (Iraq) Substitution at 95'
  14. 90'+14' Lucas Pimenta (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 104'
  15. 90'+16' Caio (United Arab Emirates) Yellow Card at 106'
  16. 90'+17' Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq) Penalty - Scored at 107'

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