Iraq U23 vs Lebanon U23
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Iraq U2317 November 2026
Lebanon U23
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
Clubs
Iraq U23
- Country
- Iraq
Lebanon U23
- Country
- Lebanon
Recent form
Iraq U23LLLLL
Lebanon U23DWLLW
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Iraq U23
- Radhi Shenaishil
- Lebanon U23
- Youssef Al Jawhari
Missing players
Iraq U23
- 23Aymen Luay - injured
Squad - Iraq U23
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Layth Sajid | 20 |
| 12 | Abdulaziz Ridha | - |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Hamid Ali | 21 |
| 3 |  Josef Al Imam | 21 |
| 4 |  Adam Rasheed | 19 |
| 4 |  Raad Kadhim | 23 |
| 6 | Hussein Fahim | 20 |
| 8 | Yasir Abboodi | 19 |
| 17 | Karar Ali Hassan | 21 |
| 20 | Abbas Al Mohammed | 21 |
| Sajjad Mohammed Mahdi | 22 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 5 | Abdulrazzaq Qasim | 23 |
| 10 | Amoori Faisal | 21 |
| 11 | Mustafa Nawaf | 21 |
| 15 | Ali Mokhalad | 20 |
| 18 | Ali Sadeq Mahmoud | 23 |
| 19 | Sidad Haji | 21 |
| 21 |  Hayder Abdulkareem | 21 |
| 21 | Layth Dheyaa | 21 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 | Mohammed Jameel | 20 |
| 13 | Abbas Fadhil Abbas | 22 |
| 14 | Jaber Dhumad | 21 |
| 23 | Aymen Luay injured | 21 |
Squad - Lebanon U23
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Shareef Azaki | 21 |
| 22 | Zaher El Amin | 22 |
| 23 | Anthony Maassry | 21 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Ali Ismail | 22 |
| 3 | Jad Smaira | 22 |
| 4 | Hasan Farhat | 21 |
| 13 | Hussein Reda | 21 |
| 15 | Ibrahim Chami | 22 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 5 | Mohamad Safwan | 22 |
| 6 | Mohamad Ghamlouch | 22 |
| 7 |  Mahmoud Zbib | 21 |
| 8 | Ali El Fadl | 22 |
| 12 | Josef El Hajj | 20 |
| 14 | Hassan Fouani | 21 |
| 16 | Khoder Kaddour | 22 |
| 17 | Shadi Jouni | 22 |
| 18 | Danny Istambouli | 21 |
| 20 | Nour Aoude | 21 |
| 21 | Mohammad Bou Saleh | 22 |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 | Hassan Bazzi | 21 |
| 10 |  Mohamad Sadek | 22 |
| 11 | Ali Kassas | 22 |
| 19 |  Leonardo Shahin | 22 |
Head-to-head
No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.
Form: last 10 matches
| Iraq U23 | Lebanon U23 | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-2-6 | 5-1-4 |
| Scored (per match) | 6 (0.6) | 16 (1.6) |
| Conceded (per match) | 17 (1.7) | 17 (1.7) |
| Clean sheets | 3 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 3 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
Recent form - Iraq U23
- L28 September 2026 • Friendlies • Serbia U21 3 : 0 Iraq U23 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L25 September 2026 • Friendlies • Serbia U21 3 : 0 Iraq U23 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L9 June 2026 • Friendlies • Russia U21 1 : 0 Iraq U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Russia U21 5 : 1 Iraq U23 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L14 January 2026 • AFC U23 Asian Cup • Iraq U23 1 : 2 Australia U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D11 January 2026 • AFC U23 Asian Cup • Thailand U23 1 : 1 Iraq U23 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D8 January 2026 • AFC U23 Asian Cup • Iraq U23 0 : 0 China U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L16 December 2025 • Arabian Gulf Cup U23 - Play Offs • Saudi Arabia U23 2 : 0 Iraq U23 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W10 December 2025 • Arabian Gulf Cup U23 • Iraq U23 1 : 0 United Arab Emirates U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W7 December 2025 • Arabian Gulf Cup U23 • Oman U23 0 : 2 Iraq U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Lebanon U23
- W13 January 2026 • AFC U23 Asian Cup • Iran U23 0 : 1 Lebanon U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L10 January 2026 • AFC U23 Asian Cup • Lebanon U23 2 : 4 South Korea U23 (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L7 January 2026 • AFC U23 Asian Cup • Uzbekistan U23 3 : 2 Lebanon U23 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W9 September 2025 • AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualification • Lebanon 3 : 0 Mongolia
- D6 September 2025 • AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualification • Lebanon 2 : 2 Thailand
- W3 September 2025 • AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualification • Malaysia 0 : 1 Lebanon
- W25 August 2025 • Friendlies • Lebanon U23 3 : 0 Palestine U23 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L22 August 2025 • Friendlies • Lebanon U23 0 : 3 Palestine U23
- W16 August 2025 • Friendlies • Lebanon U23 2 : 1 Syria U23 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L13 August 2025 • Friendlies • Lebanon U23 0 : 4 Syria U23 (Half-time 0 : 1)