South Korea vs Iraq, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

South Korea

41': Oh Se-Hun
74': Oh Hyun-Gyu
83': Lee Jae-Sung

FT
3 - 2

Iraq

50': Aymen Hussein
90'+5': Ibrahim Bayesh

About

South Korea are hosting Iraq at Yongin Citizen Sports Park, , Korea Republic, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

35': Park Yong-Woo (South Korea) Yellow Card at 35'
41': Oh Se-Hun (South Korea) Goal at 41'
45': Ali Jasim (Iraq) Substitution at 45'
50': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) Goal at 50'
59': Oh Hyun-Gyu (South Korea) Substitution at 59'
59': Moon Seon-Min (South Korea) Substitution at 59'
65': Hussein Al Khafaji (Iraq) Substitution at 65'
71': Mustafa Saadoon (Iraq) Yellow Card at 71'
74': Oh Hyun-Gyu (South Korea) Goal at 74'
79': Mohannad Ali Kadhim (Iraq) Substitution at 79'
79': Hussein Ali (Iraq) Substitution at 79'
81': Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Yellow Card at 81'
83': Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Goal at 83'
85': Paik Seung-Ho (South Korea) Substitution at 85'
85': Hong Hyun-Seok (South Korea) Substitution at 85'
85': Ahmed Yasin Ghani (Iraq) Substitution at 85'
87': Lee Seung-Woo (South Korea) Substitution at 87'
90'+5': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) Goal at 95'
90'+6': Moon Seon-Min (South Korea) Yellow Card at 96'
90'+6': Ali Faez (Iraq) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

IRQ		KOR
8	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	0
24.4	Possession	75.6
8	SHOTS	7
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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
2	Blocked Shots	2
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: Yongin Citizen Sports Park
Location: , Korea Republic
Attendance: 35,198

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	4	+5	10
2	Jordan	4	+4	7
3	Iraq	4	+1	7
4	Oman	4	-3	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

South Korea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
4	Kim Min-Jae
14	Cho Yu-Min
3	Lee Myung-Jae
22	Seol Young-Woo
10	Lee Jae-Sung
8	Park Yong-Woo
6	Hwang In-Beom
19	Oh Se-Hun
17	Bae Jun-Ho
18	Lee Kang-in

South Korea Substitutes:

Lee Seung-Woo, Moon Seon-Min, Hwang Mun-Ki, Hong Hyun-Seok, Paik Seung-Ho, Kim Seung-Gyu, Joo Min-Kyu, Lee Dong-Gyeong, Kim Joon-Hong, Jung Seung-Hyun, Kim Ju-Sung, Oh Hyun-Gyu.

Iraq (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
2	Rebin Solaka
5	Ali Faez
13	Lucas Shlimon
15	Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
21	Mustafa Saadoon
16	Amir Al-Ammari
14	Amjad Attwan
23	Merchas Doski
8	Ibrahim Bayesh
18	Aymen Hussein

Iraq Substitutes:

Zaidd Tahseen, Ahmed Yasin Ghani, Fahad Talib Raheem, Hussein Ali, Amin Al Hamawi, Youssef Amyn, Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji, Mohannad Ali Kadhim, Munaf Younus, Ali Jasim, Hussein Al Khafaji, Hussein Hasan.

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