Iraq vs Kuwait match stats & report

2–2 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Asia · 3rd Round - 7 · Basra International Stadium, Basra · Ref Ma Ning

Iraq stats & fixtures · Kuwait stats & fixtures

Iraq drew with Kuwait 2–2 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 7) on 20 March 2025. Iraq had 62% of the ball.

Iraq vs Kuwait match statistics

IraqKuwait

62% Ball possession 38%
18 Total shots 4
7 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 0
10 Shots inside the box 2
12 Corners 0
9 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
443 Passes 290
81% Pass accuracy 70%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card Zidane Iqbal Iraq
-5' Yellow card Mohammad Al Nassar Kuwait
-5' Red card A. Al Fadhli Kuwait
39' Goal Yousef Al Sulaiman (assist Mohammad Daham) Kuwait
45+1' Yellow card Yousef Al Sulaiman Kuwait
60' Yellow card Khaled Al Rashidi Kuwait
68' Yellow card Merchas Doski Iraq
70' Goal Yousef Al Sulaiman (assist A. Al Dhefiri) Kuwait
73' Yellow card Ahmad Al-Dhefiri Kuwait
74' Yellow card Sultan Al-Enezi Kuwait
90' Goal Akam Hashim Iraq
90' Goal Ibrahim Bayesh Iraq
90+8' Yellow card Salman Al Awadi Kuwait

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Iraq

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Graham Arnold

1 Ahmed Basil

23 Merchas Doski 2 Rebin Solaka 5 Frans Dhia Putros 3 H. Ali

11 Zidane Iqbal 20 Osama Rashid

17 A. Jasim 10 Muhanad Ali 14 Peter Gwargis

18 Aymen Hussein

Bench Manaf Younnes , Akam Hashim , A. Y. Hashim , Ibrahim Bayesh , M. Al Taay , Jalal Hassan Hachim , Alai Ghasem , A. Yahya , Amir Al Ammari , Youssef Amyn , H. Zubair , Ali Kadhim Hadi

Kuwait

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Helio Sousa

1 K. Al Rashidi

13 M. Khaled 15 J. Al Mutar 4 Khaled Ebrahim Hajiah 5 Fahad Al Hajeri

6 S. Al Enezi 8 A. Al Dhefiri

7 Mohammad Daham 14 K. Al Mershed 9 Ahmad Zanki

20 Yousef Al Sulaiman

Bench Sami Al Sanea , Moaath Al Dhafiri , Fawaz Al Otaibi , Eid Al-Rashidi , Hamad Al Harbi , M. Al Fnaini , Fawaz Al Mubailish , H. Ashkanani , M. Al Enezi , S. Al Awadi , S. Abdulghafoor , A. Al Fadhli

Form guide

Iraq at home

4–1–2 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 7
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 1.7 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Kuwait away

0–1–3 in 4 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 4
Corners: 1.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

Based on 4 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Iraq vs Kuwait head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Sep 24	Kuwait v Iraq	0–0
30 Dec 22	Iraq v Kuwait	1–0
27 Jan 21	Iraq v Kuwait	2–1
10 Sep 18	Kuwait v Iraq	2–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Iraq vs Kuwait head-to-head record