Iraq vs UAE

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 24 Mar 2022, 17:00
Iraq
Iraq
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
UAE
UAE
🏟 King Fahd International Stadium (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)) 👤 Ma Ning Round 9

Match report

Iraq edged past UAE 1-0 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 24 March 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

UAE dominated possession with 61% of the ball, while Iraq had 10 shots to UAE's 5.

The match was played at King Fahd International Stadium (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)), with Ma Ning in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 10 - 5 On target 1 - 3 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 16 - 12 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Hussein Ali
Iraq · 1 goal
8 Jalal Hassan 3 saves
8 Ali Faez Atiyah 1 assist
7 Munaf Younus captained the side
7 Ahmed Ibrahim captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–2 2–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–2
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 4–1 1–2
Attacks 54–35 39–54
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
93 Attacks 89
41 Dangerous Attacks 35
1 On Target 2
9 Off Target 2
10 Shots Total 5
1 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 3
16 Fouls 12
5 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
39% Ball Possession 61%
1 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 0
283 Passes Total 453
197 Passes Accurate 365
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Iraq · 3-4-2-1
12 J. Hassan
6 M. Younus 2 A. Ibrahim 5 A. Atiyah
7 G. Sherko 14 A. Attwan 21 Abdulameer 15 D. Ismail
19 H. Ali 8 I. Bayesh
18 A. Hussein
UAE · 3-4-3
17 K. Eisa
4 M. Marzooq 12 K. Mubarak 3 W. Abbas
9 B. Ahbabi 8 M. Hassan 10 A. Naqbi 21 M. Khamees
16 A. Saleh 7 A. Mabkhout 11 C. Canedo
Iraq
Coach
S. Katanec
Substitutes
  • 1 Dolvan Mahdi
  • 20 Mohammed Hameed
  • 22 Hasan Raed
  • 23 Ruslan Hanoon
  • 4 Abbas Al-Kaabi
  • 3 Mustafa Mohammed
  • 10 Justin Meram
  • 13 Bashar Resan
  • 11 Hasan Sayyid
  • 17 Mohammed Ali
  • 16 Mohanad Abdulraheem
  • 9 Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
UAE
Coach
A. Zaccheroni
Substitutes
  • 1 Mohamed Hasan Alshamsi
  • 22 Majed Naser
  • 23 Abdulaziz Hussain
  • 2 Khalid Hashemi
  • 13 Mohamed Omar Al Attas
  • 15 Mohamed Abbas
  • 6 Majid Rashid
  • 14 Khalil Ibrahim
  • 5 Ali Salmin
  • 20 Sultan Adill
  • 18 Hareb Abdullah
  • 19 Yahya Alghassani
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ Khalil Ibrahim ↓ Mahmoud Khamis UAE
  • 58' ↑ Harib Abdalla Suhail ↓ Ali Saleh UAE
  • 68' ↑ Mohammed Al Baloushi ↓ Abdalla Al Naqbi UAE
  • 79' ↑ Hasan Matrook ↓ Hussein Ali Iraq
  • 79' ↑ Abbas Qasim ↓ Manaf Younnes Iraq
  • 85' ↑ Ali Al Hamadi ↓ Aymen Hussein Iraq
  • 86' ↑ Ali Salmin ↓ Majed Hassan UAE
  • 86' ↑ Sultan Adill Alamiri ↓ Mohammed Marzooq UAE
  • 90+4' ↑ Mustafa Mohammad Jaber ↓ Ibraheem Bayesh Iraq
  • 90+4' ↑ Ruslan Hanoon ↓ Saad Abdul Ameer Iraq
Cards
  • 26' A. Mabkhout UAE
  • 56' M. Marzooq UAE
  • 59' A. Atiyah Iraq
  • 65' H. A. Suhail UAE
  • 90+3' M. M. Abbas UAE
Head-to-head
Iraq 2 3 draws 0 UAE
2025-11-18 Iraq vs United Arab Emirates 2 - 1
2025-11-13 United Arab Emirates vs Iraq 1 - 1
2022-03-24 Iraq vs UAE 1 - 0
2021-10-12 UAE vs Iraq 2 - 2
2021-01-12 UAE vs Iraq 0 - 0
Recent form
Iraq W W W W L
UAE D L L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Iraq vs UAE?
Iraq won 1-0 against UAE on 24 March 2022.
Who won Iraq vs UAE?
Iraq won the match 1-0.
Where was Iraq vs UAE played?
The match was played at King Fahd International Stadium (Ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh)).
Who had more possession in Iraq vs UAE?
UAE had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.