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Iraq vs United Arab EmiratesLive Score, Lineups & H2H

WC Qualification Asia20262026
Iraq

Iraq

Ali66'
Al-Ammari90+17'(P)
2
-FT
1
Nov 18, 2025
Basra Sport City Stadium|Basra
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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Caio52'

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Goal!
2-1
Amir Al-Ammari
Amir Al-Ammari
90'+17·Iraq
⚽
90'+16Yellow Card
Caio
Caio
United Arab Emirates
90'+14Yellow Card
Lucas Pimenta
Lucas Pimenta
United Arab Emirates
90'+5Substitution
Amar Muhsin
Amar Muhsin· In
Aymen Hussein 
Aymen Hussein · Out
Iraq
90'+1Yellow Card
Kouame Kouadio
Kouame Kouadio
United Arab Emirates
87'Substitution
Abdallah Ramadan
Abdallah Ramadan· In
Nicolás Giménez
Nicolás Giménez· Out
United Arab Emirates
78'Substitution
Mustafa Saadoon
Mustafa Saadoon· In
Hussein Ali
Hussein Ali· Out
Iraq
75'Substitution
Sultan Adil
Sultan Adil· In
Bruno Oliveira
Bruno Oliveira· Out
United Arab Emirates
73'Yellow Card
Amir Al-Ammari
Amir Al-Ammari
Iraq
Goal!
1-1
Mohanad Ali
Mohanad Ali
66'·Iraq
⚽
65'Yellow Card
Ala Zhir
Ala Zhir
United Arab Emirates
59'Substitution
Ali Saleh
Ali Saleh· In
Luan Pereira
Luan Pereira· Out
United Arab Emirates
56'Substitution
Zidane Iqbal
Zidane Iqbal· In
Aimar Sher
Aimar Sher· Out
Iraq
56'Substitution
Mohanad Ali
Mohanad Ali· In
Sherko Karim
Sherko Karim· Out
Iraq
Goal!
0-1
Caio
Caio
52'·United Arab Emirates
⚽
17'Yellow Card
Bruno Oliveira
Bruno Oliveira
United Arab Emirates

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Iraq
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
50%Ball Possession50%
13Shots Total14
6Shots On Target4
4Corners3
8Fouls12
1Yellow Cards5
1Offsides6
3Saves0
353Passes364
83Attacks91
45Dangerous Attacks34
6Goal Attempts11
7Shots Off Target10
9Shots Inside Box10
4Shots Outside Box4
2Goals1
2Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
12Tackles13
283Accurate Passes289
0Red Cards0
50Ball Safe45
80.17%Pass Accuracy79.4%

Team Lineups

Iraq
Iraq
Manager: G. Arnold

Starting XI

-
JHJalal Hassan
Jalal Hassan
-
HAHussein Ali
Hussein Ali
-
ZTZaid Tahseen
Zaid Tahseen
-
AHAkam Hashem
Akam Hashem
-
MDMerchas Doski
Merchas Doski
-
ASAimar Sher
Aimar Sher
-
AAAmir Al-Ammari
Amir Al-Ammari
-
AJAli Jasim
Ali Jasim
-
SKSherko Karim
Sherko Karim
-
MFMarko Farji
Marko Farji
-
AHAymen Hussein
Aymen Hussein

Substitutes

-
FTFahad Talib
Fahad Talib
-
MSMustafa Saadoon
Mustafa Saadoon
-
MYManaf Younis
Manaf Younis
-
MJ
Mohammad Jawad
-
MAMohanad Ali
Mohanad Ali
-
HAHasan Abdulkareem
Hasan Abdulkareem
-
AMAmar Muhsin
Amar Muhsin
-
ZIZidane Iqbal
Zidane Iqbal
-
AYAhmed Yahya
Ahmed Yahya
-
KYKevin Yakob
Kevin Yakob
-
OROsama Rashid
Osama Rashid
-
AFAhmed Basil Fadhil
Ahmed Basil Fadhil
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Manager: A. Olăroiu

Starting XI

-
KEKhalid Eissa
Khalid Eissa
-
AZAla Zhir
Ala Zhir
-
LPLucas Pimenta
Lucas Pimenta
-
KKKouame Kouadio
Kouame Kouadio
-
RARúben Amaral
Rúben Amaral
-
BOBruno Oliveira
Bruno Oliveira
-
MMMarcus Meloni
Marcus Meloni
-
YNYahia Nader
Yahia Nader
-
LPLuan Pereira
Luan Pereira
-
NGNicolás Giménez
Nicolás Giménez
-
CCaio
Caio

Substitutes

-
AHAdel Al Hosani
Adel Al Hosani
-
ARAbdallah Ramadan
Abdallah Ramadan
-
ASAli Saleh
Ali Saleh
-
RARichard Akonnor
Richard Akonnor
-
HSHareb Abdullah Suhail
Hareb Abdullah Suhail
-
CCCaio Canedo
Caio Canedo
-
GSGaston Alvarez Suarez
Gaston Alvarez Suarez
-
GGustavo
Gustavo
-
MRMajid Rashid
Majid Rashid
-
KAKhaled Aldhanhani
Khaled Aldhanhani
-
HMHamad Al Meqebaali
Hamad Al Meqebaali
-
SASultan Adil
Sultan Adil

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Hussein Ali
Hussein Ali
DF
-78'00-
20(70%)
1
1/6
Zaid Tahseen
Zaid Tahseen
DF
-90'000/1
62(87%)
2
5/8
Akam Hashem
Akam Hashem
DF
-90'00-
56(84%)
-
4/5
Sherko Karim
Sherko Karim
MF
-56'000/1
8(63%)
-
1/6
Aimar Sher
Aimar Sher
MF
-56'00-
28(79%)
-
2/4
Jalal Hassan
Jalal Hassan
GK
-90'00-
31(77%)
-
-
Amir Al-Ammari
Amir Al-Ammari
MF
-90'111/2
34(79%)
1
2/7
Ali Jasim
Ali Jasim
MF
-90'00-
26(69%)
3
7/11
Aymen Hussein
Aymen Hussein
FW
-90'00-
11(73%)
-
6/14
Marko Farji
Marko Farji
MF
-90'001/2
18(61%)
1
6/9
Merchas Doski
Merchas Doski
DF
-90'000/1
22(91%)
3
11/16
Mustafa Saadoon
Mustafa Saadoon
DF
-12'00-
6(83%)
1
1/2
Mohanad Ali
Mohanad Ali
FW
-34'101/3
1(100%)
1
2/6
Amar Muhsin
Amar Muhsin
FW
-13'00-
-
-
-
Zidane Iqbal
Zidane Iqbal
MF
-34'00-
30(90%)
1
3/5

Iraq vs United Arab Emirates — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Iraq15D2621111/155-2
United Arab Emirates15D1126310/158-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Iraq — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 vs Hong Kong2025-09-04
  2. W1-0 @ Thailand2025-09-07
  3. W1-0 vs Indonesia2025-10-11
  4. D0-0 @ Saudi Arabia2025-10-14
  5. D1-1 @ United Arab Emirates2025-11-13
United Arab Emirates — last 5 games
  1. W3-1 vs Syria2025-09-04
  2. W1-0 vs Bahrain2025-09-08
  3. W2-1 vs Oman2025-10-11
  4. L1-2 @ Qatar2025-10-14
  5. D1-1 vs Iraq2025-11-13
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
5
Period covered
2009-11-17 – 2025-11-13
Iraq wins
2
Draws
3
United Arab Emirates wins
0
Avg goals per meeting
0.8
Over 2.5 goals
0%
Both teams scored
20%
Home side won
20%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings
2W 3D 0L (Iraq view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
0.8 vs 0.8

Aggregated from 5 finished meetings (2009-11-17 – 2025-11-13) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-11-13United Arab Emirates1-1Iraq
2022-03-24Iraq1-0United Arab Emirates
2021-01-12United Arab Emirates0-0Iraq
2018-01-02Iraq0-0United Arab Emirates
2009-11-17United Arab Emirates0-1Iraq
Standings context (current table)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Iraq161815WWWWW43-42
United Arab Emirates161614WWWWD52-51

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context
Points gap
2 ptsIraq 18 · United Arab Emirates 16
Positions
#1 vs #1
Goals per game
2.83/0.33 vs 2.67/0.33scored/conceded per game · league average 1.4

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-11-18

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Last 5 matches
Iraq
Won 40%
(2/5)
Draw 60%
(3/5)
United Arab Emirates
Won 0%
(0/5)
Goals
3-1
Total matches
5

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

2
Iraq wins
3
Draws
0
United Arab Emirates wins
Goals Scored
3 - 1
Nov 13, 2025 • WC Qualification Asia
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1-1
Iraq
Iraq
Mar 24, 2022 • WC Qualification Asia
Iraq
Iraq
1-0
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Jan 12, 2021 • Friendly International
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0-0
Iraq
Iraq

Fixtures

Match Report

In the standings it was Iraq 1st on 18 points, United Arab Emirates 1st on 16 — separated by 2. United Arab Emirates's recent output lagged their position: 52nd on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Iraq ran at 2.83 scored and 0.33 conceded, United Arab Emirates at 2.67 and 0.33.

6 matches unbeaten backed Iraq's arrival.

The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Iraq, 3 draws and 0 for United Arab Emirates, at 0.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.

The venue was Basra Sport City Stadium in Basra, with room for 65,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Iraq: Mohanad Ali (66'), Amir Al-Ammari (90') · United Arab Emirates: Caio (52')

More details:

Iraq — live results and scheduleUnited Arab Emirates — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Iraq vs United Arab Emirates?
Iraq 2-1 United Arab Emirates. WC Qualification Asia match played on 18 Nov 2025.
What league is Iraq vs United Arab Emirates in?
This match is part of the WC Qualification Asia. The match was played at Basra Sport City Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.
What is the head-to-head record between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?
In 5 meetings between 2009 and 2025: Iraq has 2 wins, 3 draws, and 0 losses against United Arab Emirates.
Where was Iraq vs United Arab Emirates played?
The match was played at Basra Sport City Stadium.