Match Events
- -5′Iraq, yellow card:
- -5′Kuwait, yellow card:Mohammad Al Nassar
- -5′Kuwait, red card:Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli
- 39′Kuwait, goal:0–1Y. Naser
- 45+1′Kuwait, yellow card:Yousef Nasser
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Iraq, substitution:Meme
- 60′Kuwait, yellow card:Khaled Al Rashidi
- 66′Iraq, substitution:
- 66′Kuwait, substitution:A. Zanki
- 67′Kuwait, substitution:K. Al Mershed
- 68′Iraq, yellow card:
- 70′Kuwait, goal:0–2Y. Naser
- 73′Kuwait, yellow card:Ahmad Al-Dhefiri
- 73′Iraq, substitution:
- 73′Iraq, substitution:off
- 74′Kuwait, yellow card:Sultan Al Enezi
- 75′Kuwait, substitution:J. Al Mutar
- 84′Iraq, substitution:
- 87′Kuwait, substitution:M. Khaled
- 87′Kuwait, substitution:Y. Naser
- 90′Iraq, goal:1–2A. Hashem
- 90′Iraq, goal:2–2I. Bayesh
- 90+8′Kuwait, yellow card:Salman Al Awadhi
- Full-time2 – 2
Lineups
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Iraq
4-2-3-1
Kuwait
4-2-3-1
Basra International Stadium
Key Stats
62%Possession38%
–Expected Goals–
18Shots4
7Shots on Target2
12Corners0
81%Pass Accuracy70%
Top Performers
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Goals
personY. Naser2 goals
2 goalspersonA. Hashem1 goal
1 goalpersonI. Bayesh1 goal
1 goalPlayer Ratings
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Kuwait
Match report
Iraq vs Kuwait — the facts
Iraq and Kuwait drew 2–2 (half-time 0–1).
Iraq met Kuwait in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 7). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 March 2025, 18:15 UTC at Basra International Stadium. Referee: Ma Ning.
Team pages: Iraq · Kuwait · World Cup - Qualification Asia
Key moments
- -5' Red card: Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli
- 39' Goal: Y. Naser — 0–1
- 70' Goal: Y. Naser — 0–2
- 90' Goal: A. Hashem — 1–2
- 90' Goal: I. Bayesh — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Iraq (4-2-3-1)
- 1 A. Basil
- 23 Merchas Doski
- 2 R. Sulaka
- 5 F. Putros
- 3 Hussein Ali
- 11 Zidane Iqbal
- 20 Osama Rashid
- 17 A. Jasim
- 10 Meme
- 14 Peter Gwargis
- 18 A. Hussein
Kuwait (4-2-3-1)
- 1 K. Al Rashidi
- 13 M. Khaled
- 15 J. Al Mutar
- 4 K. Ebrahim
- 5 F. Al Hajeri
- 6 S. Al Enezi
- 8 A. Al Dhefiri
- 7 M. Daham
- 14 K. Al Mershed
- 9 A. Zanki
- 20 Y. Naser
About this match
On this page: the Iraq vs Kuwait final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Iraq and Kuwait team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Asia page.