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Palestine vs Iraq Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–12 – 1

Wessam Abou Ali 88′Amid Mahajna 90+7′

Aymen Hussein 34′

Player of the matchAdam KaiedPSE · 2 assists · 31′ · 2 big chances · 3 dribbles · 2 key passes

8.2
Possession
54%46%
Shots · on target in brackets
15 (5)13 (3)
Corners
119

WC Qualification AsiaMatchday 8King Abdullah International StadiumRef K. Al Teris

Match strip & events

PSE 2–1 IRQ · 2–3 yellow

1′HT90′Palestine on top 55 of 90 min · PSE 52% · IRQ 48% pressure · peaks PSE 90′, IRQ 34′
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Amid Mahajna2–1Goal · header · assist Adam Kaied
  3. Akam HashemYellow card
  4. Wessam Abou AliYellow card
  5. Wessam Abou Ali1–1Goal · header · assist Adam Kaied
  6. +Mahmoud Abu Wardafor Oday Kharoub · injury
  7. Ali Yousiffor Aymen Hussein
  8. Assad Al-Hamlawifor Oday Dabbagh
  9. Alai Ghasemfor Rebin Sulaka
  10. Aymen HusseinYellow card
  11. Lucas Shlimonfor Amir Al-Ammari
  12. +Charbel Shamoonfor Ahmed Yahya · injury
  13. Zaid Qunbarfor Hamed Hamdan
  14. Rebin SulakaYellow card
  15. Hamed HamdanYellow card
  16. Mohamed Al-Taayfor Youssef Amyn
  17. Adam Kaiedfor Tamer Seyam
  18. Half-time 0–1
  19. Aymen Hussein0–1Goal · header · assist Ibrahim Bayesh

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Palestine4-2-3-17.12 avg rating 6.853-4-2-1Iraq
  1. 226.8Rami Hamadeh
  1. 77.2Mus'ab Al-Batat
  2. 157.0Michel Termanini
  3. 208.1Amid MahajnaG
  4. 147.2Ahmad Taha
  1. 66.8Oday Kharoub↓82′+
  2. 237.4Ataa Jaber
  1. 117.3Oday Dabbagh↓82′
  2. 86.5Hamed HamdanYC ↓69′
  3. 96.5Tamer Seyam↓59′
  1. 197.5Wessam Abou AliG YC
  1. 17.1Ahmed Basil Fadhil
  1. 66.9Akam HashemYC
  2. 46.5Manaf Younis
  3. 27.0Rebin SulakaYC ↓81′
  1. 156.3Ahmed Yahya↓74′+
  2. 166.8Amir Al-Ammari↓75′
  3. 147.1Amjad Attwan
  4. 87.4Ibrahim BayeshA
  1. 176.6Ali Jasim
  2. 196.4Youssef Amyn↓63′
  1. 187.3Aymen HusseinG YC ↓82′
  1. 10Mahmoud Abu WardaFW · ↑82′6.4
  2. 12Assad Al-HamlawiFW · ↑82′7.0
  3. 18Adam KaiedFW · 2A ↑59′8.2
  4. 21Zaid QunbarFW · ↑69′7.0
  5. 1Tawfiq AliGK
  6. 2Wajdi NabhanDF
  7. 3Mohammed RashidMF
  8. 4Yaser HamedDF
  9. 5Mohammed SalehDF
  10. 13Badr MousaFW
  11. 16Mahdi AssiGK
  12. 17Mousa FarawiDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Jesús Casas GarcíaG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Ali YousifFW · ↑82′6.3
  2. 9Lucas ShlimonMF · ↑75′6.1
  3. 13Alai GhasemDF · ↑81′6.6
  4. 21Charbel ShamoonFW · ↑74′6.3
  5. 23Mohamed Al-TaayMF · ↑63′6.3
  6. 3Hussein AliDF
  7. 5P. GwargisMF
  8. 10Mohanad AliFW
  9. 11Zidane IqbalMF
  10. 12Jalal HassanGK
  11. 20Osama RashidMF
  12. 22Kumel Al RekabeGK

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Palestine5d restequal rest · old → new5d restIraq
  1. 0-0D5 Sep
  2. 1-3L10 Sep
  3. 1-3L10 Sep
  4. 0-1L10 Oct
  5. 2-2D15 Oct
  6. 0-1L14 Nov
  7. 0-1L14 Nov
  8. 1-1D19 Nov
  9. 1-3L20 Mar
  10. 1-3L20 Mar

0-3-7goals 7:180.30pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D10 Sep
  2. 1-0W10 Oct
  3. 2-3L15 Oct
  4. 0-0D14 Nov
  5. 0-0D14 Nov
  6. 1-0W19 Nov
  7. 1-0W22 Dec
  8. 0-2L25 Dec
  9. 1-3L28 Dec
  10. 2-2D20 Mar

3-4-3goals 8:101.30pts/game

  1. AJordan1–3
  2. AJordan1–3
  3. HKorea Republic1–1
  4. AOman0–1
  5. AOman0–1

latest 5

  1. HKuwait2–2
  2. HSaudi Arabia1–3
  3. ABahrain0–2
  4. HYemen1–0
  5. AOman1–0
Show older matches
  1. HKuwait2–2
  2. AIraq0–1
  3. HJordan1–3
  4. HJordan1–3
  5. AKorea Republic0–0

older

  1. HJordan0–0
  2. HJordan0–0
  3. AKorea Republic2–3
  4. HPalestine1–0
  5. AKuwait0–0

What stands out

  • 0–1half-time

    The match stood at 0–1 at half-time before 2–0 after the break (2–1 full time).

  • 15–13shots

    Palestine recorded 15 shots (5 on target) against 13 (3 on target) for Iraq.

Team stats

40 figures
Palestinefull timeIraq
  1. 54%Possession46%
  2. 15Shots13
  3. 5Shots on target3
  4. 3Big chances1
  5. 11Corners9
  6. 401Passes352
  7. 5Fouls13
  8. 2Yellow cards3
All 40 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 5Accurate crosses8
  3. 95Attacks100
  4. 1Big chances missed0
  5. 29Crosses19
  6. 42Dangerous attacks40
  7. 19Dribble attempts17
  8. 33%Shot accuracy23%
  9. 2Shots blocked6
  10. 10Shots inside box10
  11. 8Shots off target4
  12. 5Shots outside box3
  13. 8Successful dribbles4
  14. Passing
  15. 30Accurate long passes41
  16. 328Accurate passes265
  17. 83%Forward passes %79%
  18. 13Key passes7
  19. 52%Long pass accuracy49%
  20. 58Long passes83
  21. 82%Pass accuracy75%
  22. 51Passes in final third66
  23. Defence
  24. 54Ball recoveries41
  25. 66Ball safe71
  26. 61Duels won43
  27. 7Goal kicks12
  28. 5Interceptions9
  29. 2Saves3
  30. 23Tackles12
  31. Discipline
  32. 13Free kicks5
  33. Other
  34. 2Injuries4
  35. 126Possession lost142
  36. 4Substitutions5
  37. 12Throw-ins30

Top ratings

XI avg 7.12 v 6.85
  1. Adam KaiedPSE8.2
  2. AMAmid MahajnaPSE8.1
  3. Wessam Abou AliPSE7.5
  4. Ibrahim BayeshIRQ7.4
  5. Ataa JaberPSE7.4

Table

WC Qualification Asia 2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Korea Republic106-4-020:7+1322
2Jordan104-4-216:8+816
3Iraq104-3-39:9015
4Oman103-2-59:14-511
5Palestine102-4-410:13-310
6Kuwait100-5-57:20-135
Full table

Head-to-head

8 meetings on record since 2004

0-2-6Palestine W-D-L · goals 2:17

0 PSE2 draws6 IRQ
With Palestine at home
0-1-1 (1:4)
Goals per meeting
2.38
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
25%
Won by the host
63%
Last 5 (Palestine)
0W 1D 4L · 1.8 goals/game
  1. Iraq1–0PalestineWC Qualification Asia
  2. Iraq1–0PalestineFriendly International
  3. Palestine0–3IraqFriendly International
  4. Iraq0–0PalestineFriendly International
  5. Iraq4–0PalestineFriendly International
Show all 8 meetings
  1. Iraq3–0PalestineFriendly International
  2. Iraq4–1PalestineWC Qualification Asia
  3. Palestine1–1IraqWC Qualification Asia

Referee

K. Al Teris
Cards / match
3.66this match 5 (+1.34)
Yellows / match
3.46this match 5
Reds / match
0.20
Penalties / match
0.3930% of matches
Fouls / match
24this match 18

1.55Home 1.55 vs Away 1.91 yellows/match · +0.36 away · 4–7 red · 1 coach card1.91

34%Results in 56 recent matches · draw 32%34%

home winsaway wins
With Palestine
0-0-1 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
With Iraq
2-0-0 in 2 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 56 of 76 career matches.

Matchday 8

WC Qualification Asia · the other 4 games
  1. Japan0–0Saudi Arabia
  2. China PR0–2Australia
  3. Korea Republic1–1Jordan
  4. Oman3–1Kuwait
WC Qualification Asia fixtures and results →

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 8 of 19
Stage
Round 3
Kick-off
Venue
King Abdullah International Stadium, Amman
Capacity
18,000 · grass
Weather
15 °C · clear sky · humidity 44%
Referee
K. Al Teris
IRQ coach
Jesús Casas García

Match summary

Palestine beat Iraq 2-1 in the WC Qualification Asia, Round 3.

Palestine had gone 9 matches without a win before this one. Iraq won 6 of the 8 previous meetings on record.

Palestine trailed 0-1 at half-time and won 2-1. Palestine's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Amid Mahajna). Goals came from Wessam Abou Ali (88') and Amid Mahajna (90') for Palestine and Aymen Hussein (34') for Iraq.

Palestine — live results and scheduleIraq — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Wessam Abou AliPSE6 (3)
  2. Amid MahajnaPSE3 (1)
  3. Aymen HusseinIRQ3 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Adam KaiedPSE2
  2. Ibrahim BayeshIRQ1
  3. Ahmad TahaPSE1

Passes

  1. Michel TermaniniPSE50/61
  2. Amid MahajnaPSE47/52
  3. Rebin SulakaIRQ45/51

Progressive passes

  1. Michel TermaniniPSE56 (92%)
  2. Amid MahajnaPSE51 (98%)
  3. Ataa JaberPSE46 (87%)

Final-third passes

  1. Rebin SulakaIRQ12
  2. Akam HashemIRQ12
  3. Ataa JaberPSE8

Duels won

  1. Amid MahajnaPSE9/15
  2. Mus'ab Al-BatatPSE9/10
  3. Oday DabbaghPSE8/11

Dribbles

  1. Adam KaiedPSE3/5
  2. Ibrahim BayeshIRQ3/6
  3. Wessam Abou AliPSE2/7

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Palestineall competitionsIraq
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.67Goals per game (both sides)2.4
  3. 67%Over 1.553%
  4. 53%Over 2.540%
  5. 40%Over 3.540%
  6. 47%Both teams scored33%
  7. 33%Clean sheets60%
  8. 33%Failed to score20%
  9. Palestine at home v Iraq away
  10. 6Played6
  11. 1Won3
  12. 4Drawn1
  13. 1Lost2
  14. 10-7Goals (for-against)10-5
  15. 1.17Points per game1.67
  16. 50%Over 2.533%
  17. 33%Clean sheets67%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
  19. 8-141st-half goals (for-against)7-3
  20. 8-72nd-half goals (for-against)13-8
  21. 50%Goals after half-time65%
  22. 71%Goal before half-time57%
  23. 2-7-5Half-time W-D-L5-6-3
How we calculate this

Updated