Iraq vs United Arab Emirates
Ref: Yusuke Araki, JapanNeutral venue (TBC)
Match recap
Iraq beat United Arab Emirates 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Ali Kadhim and Amir Al Ammari scored for Iraq; Lucas replied for United Arab Emirates. Iraq held 50% possession to 50% for United Arab Emirates.
First Half
17'
Bruno
Yellow Card
Second Half
52'
⚽
Lucas
Assist: Yahia Nader
⇄
Sherko Kareem
⇄
Sher
59'
⇄
Luanzinho
65'
Zouhir
Yellow Card
⚽
Ali Kadhim
Assist: Amir Al Ammari
Amir Al Ammari
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Bruno
⇄
Ali
87'
⇄
Giménez
90+1'
Kouadio
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
90+16'
Lucas
Yellow Card
⚽
Amir Al Ammari
Penalty
⇄
Aymen Hussein
Match Statistics
IraqUnited Arab Emirates
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack1 · 4 won
10
Shots
13
2
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing1 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
353
Total passes
364
283
Accurate passes
289
80%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
6
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
0
4
Blocked shots
2
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Starting XI
- 3Hussein AliD
- 4Zayed TahseenD
- 5Akam HashimD
- 7Sherko KareemM
- 8A. SherM
- 12Jalal Hassan HachimG
- 16Amir Al AmmariM
- 17A. JasimM
- 18Aymen HusseinF
- 21M. FarjiM
- 23Merchas DoskiD
Substitutes
- 1Fahad TalibG
- 2Mustafa SaadounD
- 6Munaf YounusD
- 9M. JawadF
- 10Mohanad Ali KadhimF
- 11Hasan AbdulkareemM
- 13Amar MuhsinF
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 15Ahmed Al-HajjajD
- 19Kevin YakobM
- 20Osama RashidM
- 22Ahmed BasilG
United Arab Emirates
Starting XI
- 2Rúben Alexandre Ramos AmaralD
- 3Lucas PimentaD
- 4Kouame KouadioD
- 5A. ZouhirD
- 10Caio LucasF
- 14N. GiménezF
- 15Yahia NaderM
- 16Marcus MeloniM
- 17Khalid EisaG
- 20LuanzinhoM
- 21BrunoM
Substitutes
- 1Adel Al HosaniG
- 6Abdalla RamadanM
- 7Ali SalehF
- 8R. AkonnorF
- 9Harib Abdalla SuhailM
- 11Caio CanedoF
- 12G. SuárezM
- 13Gustavo AlemãoD
- 18Majid RashidM
- 19Khaled EbraheimD
- 22Hamad Al MeqebaaliG
- 23Sultan AdilF
Iraq
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Al-Ammari | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Merchas Doski | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ali Jasim | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Jalal Hassan(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zaid Tahseen | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marko Farji | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Akam Hashem | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aymen Hussein | F | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aimar Sher | M | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hussein Ali | D | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gubari Sherko | M | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Osama Rashid | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Yakob | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fahad Talib | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Basil | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munaf Younus | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasan Sayyid | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al-Hajjaj | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammad Jawad | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zidane Iqbal | M | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mohanad Ali | F | 34 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Mustafa Saadoon | D | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Amar Muhsin | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
United Arab Emirates
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Giménez | F | 87 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Caio | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Luan Pereira | M | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Kouame Autonne | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Lucas Pimenta | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yahia Nader | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marcus Meloni | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Bruno Oliveira | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Alaeddine Zouhir | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rúben Amaral | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Khalid Eisa(C) | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gaston Alvarez Suarez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adel Al Hosani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khaled Aldhanhani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caio Canedo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Majid Rashid | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Alemão | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harib Suhail | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Akonnor | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamad Al Meqebaali | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Saleh | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sultan Adil | F | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdallah Ramadan | M | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |