FIFA World Cup Qualification 2026 AFC 3, matchday 7 · Thursday 20 March 2025, 18:15
Iraq
2 - 2
Kuwait
Goals and cards
- 39' Goal: Yousef Nasser (assist Mohammad Daham)
- 45+1' Yellow card: Yousef Nasser
- 60' Yellow card: Khaled Al-Rashidi
- 68' Yellow card: Merchas Doski
- 70' Goal: Yousef Nasser (assist Ahmad Al-Dhefiri)
- 73' Yellow card: Ahmad Al-Dhefiri
- 74' Yellow card: Sultan Al-Enezi
- 90+3' Goal: Akam Hashem
- 90+8' Yellow card: Salman Al-Awadhi
- 90+11' Goal: Ibrahim Bayesh
Iraq on the left, Kuwait on the right. An own goal is listed under the scorer's own side.
Line-ups
Iraq
- Ahmed Basil Fadhil
- Merchas Doski
- Hussein Ali (off 73')
- Rebin Sulaka
- Frans Putros
- Zidane Iqbal (off 84')
- Osama Rashid (off 66')
- Ali Jasim
- Aymen Hussein
- Mohanad Ali (off 46')
- Peter Gwargis (off 73')
Substitutes used
- Ibrahim Bayesh (on 46')
- Amir Al-Ammari (on 66')
- Youssef Amyn (on 73')
- Ali Yousif (on 73')
- Akam Hashem (on 84')
Unused: Jalal Hassan, Ahmed Yahya, Munaf Al Tekreeti, Ali Kadhim, Mohamed Al-Taay, Alai Ghasem, Haron Ahmed Zubair
Kuwait
- Khaled Al-Rashidi
- Fahad Al-Hajeri
- Khaled Ebrahim
- Sultan Al-Enezi
- Ahmad Al-Dhefiri
- Jasem Al-Mutar (off 75')
- Khaled Al Mershed (off 67')
- Yousef Nasser (off 87')
- Mohammad Daham
- Ahmad Zanki (off 66')
- Mohammad Al Nassar (off 87')
Substitutes used
- Moath Al-Enezi (on 66')
- Hamad Al-Harbi (on 67')
- Hussain Ashkanani (on 75')
- Salman Al-Awadhi (on 87')
- Moaath Meshal (on 87')
Unused: Sulaiman Abdulghafoor, Sami Al-Sanea, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, Fawaz Ayedh, Mubarak Al-Fnaini, Fawaz Al Mubailish
Match stats
| Iraq | Stat | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blocked shots | |
| 12 | Corners | |
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 63% | Possession | 37% |
| 8 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 18 | Total shots | 4 |
| Offsides | 1 |
From the match data on My Football Facts.