Iraq v UAE

2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Fifth Round

IraqIraqIRQ

Agg. 3-2

United Arab EmiratesUAEUAE

Mohannad Ali - 66'

Amir Al-Ammari - 90'+17' Pen

Caio - 52'

2nd Leg - Iraq win 3-2 on aggregate

12
Hassan
23
Doski
5
Hashim
4
Tahseen
3
Ali
16
Al-Ammari
8
Sher
21
Farji
7
Kareem
17
Jasim
18
Hussein

No.Name
12Jalal Hassan
5Akam Hashim
4Zaid Tahseen
23Merchas Doski
3Hussein Ali 2Mustafa Saadoon
7Sherko Kareem 10Mohannad Ali
16Amir Al-Ammari
8Aimar Sher 14Zidane Iqbal
18Aymen Hussein 13Amar Muhsin
21Marko Farji
17Ali Jasim

Substitutes
15Ahmed Yahya
20Osama Jabbar
6Munaf Younus
1Fahad Talib
9Mohammad Jawad
22Ahmed Basil
11Hasan Abdulkareem
19Kevin Yakob

Basra International Stadium

4:00 PM, 18 November 2025

Basra, Iraq

Attendance: 62,444

Referees:
Yosuke Araki

Graham Arnold helps keep Iraq's WC hopes alive

Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has overseen another miraculous AFC qualifying playoff, helping Iraq a 2-1 win over the U.A.E. and, with it, a place in the intercontinental playoffs for a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nov 18, 2025, 10:26 pm - Joey Lynch

Iraq

United Arab Emirates

17
52
56
59
65
66
73
75
78
87
90+1
90+5
90+14
90+16
90+17

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