Match Report
6 points for Argentina U23 (2nd), 3 for Iraq U23 (4th): a 3-point gap. On recent form Iraq U23 sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Argentina U23 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Iraq U23 1 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.35.
Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Argentina U23, 12/15 for Iraq U23.
Groupama Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 59,186. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Argentina U23: Thiago Almada (13'), Luciano Gondou (62'), Ezequiel Fernández (85') · Iraq U23: Aymen Hussein (45')
Key stats
Possession: Argentina U23 68% · Iraq U23 32% · Total shots: 19-6 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-2