Match summary
Iraq beat Kuwait 3-2 in the Gulf Cup of Nations, Group Stage.
Iraq's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Karar Nabeel).
Kuwait vs Iraq in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Kuwait1W 2D 2L
KuwaitIraq
5Pointsof 151
8Goals scored2
9Goals conceded15
0Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
3Without a win7
15+Conceded in a row10
Head to head9 meetings · Nov 2010 – Mar 2025
- Kuwait wins
- 2
- Draws
- 5
- Iraq wins
- 2
2.11goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsKuwait 0W 3D 2L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
KuwaitIraq
- 90+10'Yellow Card · Iraq · Karar Nabeel
- 90+9'Goal · Iraq · Karar Nabeel2-3
- Second Yellow · Kuwait · Abdulwahab Al-AwadhiSecond Yellow90+8'
- Goal · Kuwait · Yousef Nasser2-290'
- Substitution · Kuwait · Shabaib Al-Khaldi · InOut: Khaled Al-Mershed88'
- Yellow Card · Kuwait · Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi87'
- 83'Goal · Iraq · Saif Rasheed Hameed1-2
- 80'Substitution · Iraq · Aymen Hussein · InOut: Ali Jasim
- Substitution · Kuwait · Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi · InOut: Rashed Al-Dosary77'
- Yellow Card · Kuwait · Khaled Al-Mershed76'
- Penalty · Kuwait · Yousef Nasser1-1 · Penalty75'
- 75'Substitution · Iraq · Karar Nabeel · InOut: Ahmed Qasem
- 75'Substitution · Iraq · Ahmed Yahya · InOut: Zidane Iqbal
- 68'Yellow Card · Iraq · Jussef Nasrawe
- Substitution · Kuwait · Ahmad Al-Dhefiri · InOut: Athbi Shehab61'
- Substitution · Kuwait · Yousef Majed · InOut: Mubarak Al-Fnaini61'
- Substitution · Kuwait · Moaath Al-Dhafiri · InOut: Mohsen Al-Ghareeb60'
- 59'Substitution · Iraq · Haydeer Abdulkareem · InOut: Josef Al-Imam
- 59'Substitution · Iraq · Jussef Nasrawe · InOut: Mohammed Qasim
- 52'Goal · Iraq · Zidane Iqbal0-1
- Yellow Card · Kuwait · Athbi Shehab40'
- 30'Yellow Card · Iraq · Ahmed Qasem
- 29'Yellow Card · Iraq · Amir Al-Ammari
- 3'Yellow Card · Iraq · Mohammed Qasim
Match Statistics
Match stats
KuwaitIraq
37%Ball Possession63%
9Shots Total15
3Shots On Target5
1Corners6
17Fouls19
2Yellow Cards5
1Offsides1
1Saves3
253Passes430
4Shots Off Target7
54Attacks85
15Dangerous Attacks52
8Shots Inside Box8
1Shots Outside Box7
2Goals3
19Free Kicks16
2Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions3
1Hit Woodwork0
17Tackles9
0Assists3
183Accurate Passes363
1Red Cards0
1Ball Safe0
1Injuries1
14Total Crosses23
12Interceptions4
57Duels Won55
2Big Chances Created1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Manager: Hélio Dias de Sousa
Starting XI
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SA
Saud Al-Hoshan6.3
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RA
Rashed Al-Dosary6.4
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YA
Yousef Al-Haqan6.7
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AM
Abdulaziz Murad6.3
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MA
Mohsen Al-Ghareeb6.3
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NF
Nasser Falah6.4
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AS
Athbi Shehab6.7
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KA
Khaled Al-Mershed6.9
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MA
Mubarak Al-FnainiSubstitutes
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KA
Khaled Al-Rashidi-
AA
Abdullah Al-Awadhi6.7
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MA
Moaath Al-Dhafiri6.0
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KA
Khaled Al-Fadhli-
SA
Shabaib Al-Khaldi-
AA
Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi-
YM
Yousef Majed6.8
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JA
Jasem Al-Mutar-
AA
Abdulrahman Al-FadhliManager: Graham Arnold
Starting XI
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SH
Saif Rasheed Hameed7.0
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JA
Josef Al-Imam7.0
Substitutes
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MS
Mohammed Salih-
MD
Mohammed DlawarPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 90' | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 10(50%) | - | 3/10 | |
Khaled Al-Mershed MF | 6.9 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(79%) | 4 | 7/12 |
Yousef Majed MF | 6.8 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 4(75%) | 1 | 4/6 |
Athbi Shehab FW | 6.7 | 61' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 25(72%) | 2 | 4/8 |
Abdullah Al-Awadhi FW | 6.7 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | 2 | 2/4 |
Yousef Al-Haqan DF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 29(90%) | 1 | 4/8 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 22(64%) | 2 | 4/12 | |
Rashed Al-Dosary DF | 6.4 | 77' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(67%) | - | 3/6 |
Nasser Falah MF | 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(57%) | 3 | 9/17 |
| 6.4 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(87%) | - | 1/3 | |
Saud Al-Hoshan GK | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(71%) | - | 3/3 |
Mohsen Al-Ghareeb DF | 6.3 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(40%) | 1 | 2/5 |
Abdulaziz Murad DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 42(79%) | 1 | - |
Moaath Al-Dhafiri DF | 6.0 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(80%) | - | 1/3 |
Mubarak Al-Fnaini | - | 61' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(80%) | - | 4/6 |
Shabaib Al-Khaldi FW | - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 1/2 |