United Arab Emirates vs Iraq

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - Final 13 Nov 2025, 16:00
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Iraq
Iraq
🏟 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Round Final

Match report

United Arab Emirates were held to a 1-1 draw by Iraq in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - Final on 13 November 2025.

United Arab Emirates had 17 shots to Iraq's 10.

The match was played at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 17 - 10 On target 4 - 5 Corners 9 - 7 Fouls 9 - 11 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Akam Hashem
Iraq · captained the side
7 Luan Pereira 1 goal
7 Aldin El-Zubaidi 1 goal
7 Khalid Eisa 4 saves
7 Marcus Meloni captained the side
First half vs second half
United Arab Emirates stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–7 11–3
Shots On Goal 2–3 2–2
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–5 8–2
Attacks 31–43 47–44
Match statistics
9 Corners 7
6 Substitution 8
78 Attacks 87
35 Dangerous Attacks 31
5 On Target 5
12 Off Target 5
17 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 5
7 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Blocked 3
9 Shots Inside Box 6
8 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 11
9 Corners 7
3 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
0 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
366 Passes Total 352
299 Passes Accurate 284
Line-ups 4-4-1-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
United Arab Emirates · 4-4-1-1
17 K. Eisa
16 M. Meloni 5 A. Zouhir 3 L. Pimenta 2 R. Amaral
20 L. Pereira 15 Y. Nader 6 A. Ramadan 23 S. Adil
14 N. Giménez
9 H. Suhail
Iraq · 4-4-2
12 J. Hassan
3 H. Ali 4 Z. Tahseen 5 A. Hashem 23 M. Doski
21 M. Farji 8 A. Sher 16 A. Al-Ammari 17 A. Jasim
9 A. El-Zubaidi 10 M. Ali
United Arab Emirates
Coach
Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu
Substitutes
  • 10 Caio
  • 21 Bruno Oliveira
  • 7 Ali Saleh
  • 13 Mohammed Rabii
  • 11 Caio Canedo
  • 22 Hamad Al Meqebaali
  • 1 Adel Al Hosani
  • 8 Richard Akonnor
  • 19 Khaled Aldhanhani
  • 4 Kouame Autonne
  • 12 Gaston Alvarez Suarez
  • 18 Majid Rashid
Iraq
Coach
Graham James Arnold
Substitutes
  • 18 Aymen Hussein
  • 11 Hasan Sayyid
  • 14 Zidane Iqbal
  • 7 Gubari Sherko
  • 15 Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
  • 22 Ahmed Basil
  • 1 Fahad Talib
  • 2 Mustafa Saadoon
  • 6 Munaf Younus
  • 20 Osama Rashid
  • 19 Kevin Yakob
  • 13 Hussein Al-Saedi
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Caio Lucas ↓ H. Suhail United Arab Emirates
  • 46' ↑ A. Hussein ↓ A. Al Hamadi Iraq
  • 64' ↑ A. Saleh ↓ Luan Pereira United Arab Emirates
  • 64' ↑ Bruno ↓ A. Ramadan United Arab Emirates
  • 72' ↑ H. Abdulkareem ↓ A. Jasim Iraq
  • 79' ↑ Z. Iqbal ↓ A. Sher Iraq
  • 79' ↑ S. Karim ↓ Meme Iraq
  • 85' ↑ M. Rabii ↓ M. Meloni United Arab Emirates
  • 89' ↑ Caio Canedo ↓ S. Adil United Arab Emirates
  • 90+4' ↑ A. Yahya ↓ M. Farji Iraq
Cards
  • 71' A. Sher Iraq
Head-to-head
United Arab Emirates 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
United Arab Emirates D D W D W
Iraq W D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in United Arab Emirates vs Iraq?
United Arab Emirates drew 1-1 against Iraq on 13 November 2025.
Who won United Arab Emirates vs Iraq?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was United Arab Emirates vs Iraq played?
The match was played at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.