UAE vs Iraq

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 12 Oct 2021, 16:45
UAE
UAE
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Iraq
Iraq
🏟 Zabeel Stadium (Dubayy (Dubai)) 👤 R. Sato Round 4

Match report

UAE shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Iraq in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 12 October 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

UAE dominated possession with 65% of the ball, while Iraq had 18 shots to UAE's 8.

The match was played at Zabeel Stadium (Dubayy (Dubai)), with R. Sato in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 8 - 18 On target 4 - 3 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 9 - 13 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Majed Hassan
UAE · 69 passes (88% accurate)
8 Bashar Resan captained the side
7 Caio Canedo 1 goal
7 Ali Mabkhout 1 goal
7 Ayman Hussein 1 goal
First half vs second half
UAE stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 6–10
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–3
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 1–0 1–4
Attacks 50–42 40–42
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
90 Attacks 84
52 Dangerous Attacks 69
4 On Target 4
2 Off Target 13
8 Shots Total 18
4 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 10
2 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 9
0 Shots Outside Box 9
9 Fouls 13
2 Corners 4
1 Offsides 4
65% Ball Possession 35%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
609 Passes Total 317
525 Passes Accurate 241
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
UAE · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Khasif
9 B. Ahbabi 4 S. Abdulrahman 13 M. Attas 21 M. Khamis
8 M. Hassan 18 A. Ramadan
15 F. Lima 5 A. Salmeen 11 C. Canedo
7 A. Mabkhout
Iraq · 4-4-2
1 F. Talib
17 A. Mhawi 2 A. Ibrahim 5 A. Atiyah 6 A. Adnan
18 S. Abdulkadhim 15 M. Ali 22 A. Fadhil 8 I. Bayesh
13 B. Resan 10 A. Abdul-Zahra
UAE
Coach
B. van Marwijk
Substitutes
  • 22 Adel Al Hosani
  • 17 Mohammed Al Shamsi
  • 12 Khalifa Mubarak
  • 16 Al Hassan Saleh
  • 3 Walid Abbas
  • 2 Abdulaziz Hussain
  • 6 Majid Rashid
  • 23 Mohammed Jumaa
  • 14 Khalil Ibrahim
  • 19 Tahnoon Alzaabi
  • 20 Sebastian Tagliabue
  • 10 Khalfan Mubarak
Iraq
Coach
D. Advocaat
Substitutes
  • 12 Ali Yaseen
  • 20 Ahmed Basil
  • 23 Maytham Jabbar
  • 3 Karrar Amer Al-Abbasi
  • 7 Safaa Hadi
  • 19 Mohammed Qasim
  • 4 Sajad Jassim
  • 16 Amir Al Ammari
  • 11 Humam Tariq
  • 9 Ayman Hussein
  • 21 Gubari Sherko
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ Aymen Hussein ↓ Shareef Abdul Kadhim Iraq
  • 72' ↑ Humam Tariq ↓ Ali Adnan Iraq
  • 72' ↑ Amir Al-Ammari ↓ Ahmad Fadel Iraq
  • 77' ↑ Khalfan Mubarak ↓ Abdulla Salmeen UAE
  • 78' ↑ Waleed Abbas ↓ Mohammed Al Attas UAE
  • 82' ↑ Safaa Hadi ↓ Bashar Rasan Iraq
  • 82' ↑ Sherko Kareem ↓ Alaa Abdul Zahra Iraq
  • 90+2' ↑ Sebastián Tagliabúe ↓ Caio UAE
  • 90+2' ↑ Khalil Ibrahim ↓ Mahmoud Khamis UAE
Cards
  • 22' S. Abdulkadhim Iraq
  • 36' A. Hamad UAE
  • 59' S. Abdulrahman UAE
  • 90' A. Hussein Iraq
Head-to-head
UAE 0 3 draws 2 Iraq
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
UAE D D W D W
Iraq W D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in UAE vs Iraq?
UAE drew 2-2 against Iraq on 12 October 2021.
Who won UAE vs Iraq?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was UAE vs Iraq played?
The match was played at Zabeel Stadium (Dubayy (Dubai)).
Who had more possession in UAE vs Iraq?
UAE had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.