Kuwait vs Iraq, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Kuwait

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Iraq

7': Rebin Solaka

About

Kuwait are hosting Iraq at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Ardiya, Kuwait, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

7': Rebin Solaka (Iraq) Red Card at 7'
45': Ali Jasim (Iraq) Substitution at 45'
63': Eid Al-Rasheedi (Kuwait) Substitution at 63'
64': Hamad Al Harbi (Kuwait) Substitution at 64'
64': Azbi Shehab (Kuwait) Substitution at 64'
64': Hussein Ashkanani (Kuwait) Substitution at 64'
68': Moath Al-Enezi (Kuwait) Substitution at 68'
73': Danilo Al-Saed (Iraq) Substitution at 73'
73': Hussein Ali (Iraq) Substitution at 73'
84': Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji (Iraq) Substitution at 84'
89': Mohannad Ali Kadhim (Iraq) Substitution at 89'
90': Danilo Al-Saed (Iraq) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

IRQ		KUW
7	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	0
2	Saves	2
40.6	Possession	59.4
10	SHOTS	7
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Location: Ardiya, Kuwait
Attendance: 58,000

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Jordan	2	+2	4
2	South Korea	2	+2	4
3	Iraq	2	+1	4
4	Kuwait	2	0	2

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Kuwait (5-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK)
4	Khaled Ebrahim
6	Sultan Al-Enezi
5	Fahad Al-Hajeri
3	Meshari Ghanam
2	Sami Al-Sanea
14	Redha Abujabarah
8	Ahmad Al Dhefiri
10	Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi
21	Mohammad Daham
20	Yousef Naser

Kuwait Substitutes:

Yousef Majed, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, Azbi Shehab, Salman Al Awadhi, Abd Al Rahman Kameel, Rashed Al Dousari, Salman Bormeya, Ali Khalaf, Hamad Al Harbi, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Moath Al-Enezi, Hussein Ashkanani.

Iraq (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
2	Rebin Solaka
6	Zaidd Tahseen
23	Merchas Doski
21	Mustafa Saadoon
8	Ibrahim Bayesh
16	Amir Al-Ammari
15	Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
9	Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
19	Youssef Amyn
11	Zidane Iqbal

Iraq Substitutes:

Ali Jasim, Hussein Hasan, Ali Kadhim Hadi, El Ani, Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji, Mohannad Ali Kadhim, Aymen Hussein, Osama Jabbar, Munaf Younus, Danilo Al-Saed, Hussein Ali, Suad Natiq.

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