Iraq 2-2 Kuwait (Mar 20, 2025) Lineups

Kuwait

Yukinari Sugawara hopes high of World Cup qualification can help Southampton beat the drop

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Iraq

Kuwait

Yukinari Sugawara hopes high of World Cup qualification can help Southampton beat the drop

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

Irvine leads Socceroos to qualifying win over China

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

0-5-2, 5 PTS

Akam Rahman - 90'+3'
Ibrahim Bayesh - 90'+11'

Yousef Naser - 39', 70'

Abdulrahman Al Fadhli - 90'+13'

1
Al-Fadhli
23
Doski
2
Solaka
5
Dhia Haddad
3
Ali
11
Iqbal
20
Jabbar
17
Jasim
10
Ali Kadhim
14
Gwargis
18
Hussein

No.Name
1Ahmed Basil
2Rebin Solaka
5Frans Dhia Haddad
23Merchas Doski
3Hussein Ali 7Hashim Ali
10Mohannad Ali Kadhim 8Ibrahim Bayesh
11Zidane Iqbal 6Akam Rahman
20Osama Jabbar 16Amir Al-Ammari
18Aymen Hussein
17Ali Jasim
14Peter Gwargis 19Youssef Amyn

Substitutes
15Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
9Mohamed Al-Taay
22Ali Kadhim Hadi
13Hussain Ghasem
21Haron Ahmed Zubair
4Munaf Younus
12Jalal Hassan Hachim

1
Al-Rashidi
13
Al Nassar
15
Al Mutar
4
Ebrahim
5
Al-Hajeri
6
Al-Enezi
8
Al-Dhafeeri
7
Daham
14
Al Mershed
9
Zanki
20
Naser

No.Name
1Khaled Al-Rashidi
15Jasem Al Mutar 18Hussein Ashkanani
4Khaled Ebrahim
13Mohammad Al Nassar 3Moaz Al-Dhafiri
5Fahad Al-Hajeri
14Khaled Al Mershed 12Hamad Al Harbi
6Sultan Al-Enezi
8Ahmad Al Dhefiri
20Yousef Naser 21Salman Al Awadhi
7Mohammad Daham
9Ahmad Zanki 19Moath Al-Enezi

Substitutes
11Eid Al-Rasheedi
22Sulaiman Abdulghafoor
16Mubarak Al Faneeni
17Fawaz Al Mubailish
23Abdulrahman Al Fadhli
10Fawaz Ayedh Al-Otaibi
2Sami Al-Sanea

Basra International Stadium

2:15 PM, March 20, 2025

Basra, Iraq

Line: IRQ -1.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 45,851

Referees:
Ma Ning

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