Iraq vs United Arab Emirates — World Cup - Qualification Asia: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 17′United Arab Emirates, yellow card:Bruno Oliveira
- Half-time
- 52′United Arab Emirates, goal:0–1Caio
- 56′Iraq, substitution:off
- 56′Iraq, substitution:Gubari Sherko
- 59′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Luan Pereira
- 65′United Arab Emirates, yellow card:Alaeddine Zouhir
- 66′Iraq, goal:1–1Mohanad Ali
- 73′Iraq, yellow card:Amir Al-Ammari
- 75′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Bruno Oliveira
- 78′Iraq, substitution:
- 87′United Arab Emirates, substitution:Nicolás Giménez
- 90′Iraq, substitution:Aymen Hussein
- 90+1′United Arab Emirates, yellow card:Kouame Autonne
- 90+13′Iraq, VAR review:Mohanad AliPenalty confirmed
- 90+16′United Arab Emirates, yellow card:Caio
- 90+17′Iraq, penalty goal:2–1Amir Al-AmmariPenalty
- Full-time2 – 1
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Match report
Iraq vs United Arab Emirates — the facts
Iraq beat United Arab Emirates 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Iraq met United Arab Emirates in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (Final). Kick-off was Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 16:00 UTC at Basra International Stadium. Referee: Yusuke Araki.
Team pages: Iraq · United Arab Emirates · World Cup - Qualification Asia
Key moments
- 52' Goal: Caio — 0–1
- 66' Goal: Mohanad Ali — 1–1
- 90+17' Goal (penalty): Amir Al-Ammari — 2–1
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About this match
On this page: the Iraq vs United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Asia page.