Iraq vs Lebanon
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Iraq13 November 2026
Lebanon
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Basra International Stadium
Clubs
Iraq
- Founded
- 1948
- Country
- Iraq
- Stadium
- Basra Sport City Stadium
- City
- Basra
- Capacity
- 65 000
- Surface
- grass
Lebanon
- Founded
- 1933
- Country
- Lebanon
- Stadium
- Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
- City
- Beirut
- Capacity
- 48 837
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
IraqLLDWL
LebanonWLLWL
Head-to-head
- 1 February 2022 • WC Qualification Asia • Lebanon 1 : 1 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 7 October 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Iraq 0 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 30 July 2019 • WAFF Championship • Iraq 1 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Iraq
- Graham Arnold
- Lebanon
- Miodrag Radulovic
Squad - Iraq
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Ahmed Basil | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.95 |
| 1 |  Fahad Talib | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Jalal Hassan | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 12 | Mohammad Saleh | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 |  Hussein Hassan | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Maytham Jabbar | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 |  Rebin Sulaka | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.65 |
| 3 |  Hussein Ali | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 |
| 3 |  Mustafa Saadoon | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 4 |  Zaid Tahseen | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.80 |
| 6 |  Manaf Younis | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 |
| 15 |  Ahmed Maknzi | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 15 |  Ahmed Yahya | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Merchas Doski | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 |
| 24 | Dlawar Ismael Mohammed | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 |  Josef Al Imam | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 |  Frans Putros | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 |  Akam Hashem | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
| 6 | Zaid Ismaeel | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 7 | Jussef Nasrawe | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Ibrahim Bayesh | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 14 |  Zidane Iqbal | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 |
| 16 |  Amir Al Ammari | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.60 |
| 17 |  Ali Jasim | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 19 |  Kevin Yakob | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 19 |  Mohammed Qasim | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Aimar Sher | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 20 |  Karar Nabeel | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Hayder Abdulkareem | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Abdulrazzaq Qasim | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Youssef Amyn | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 9 |  Ali Al Hamadi | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 10 | Hasan Abdulkareem | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Mohanad Ali | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Ahmed Qasem | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 13 | Ali Yousif | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 13 | Saif Rasheed | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Aymen Hussein | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 21 |  Marko Farji | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
Squad - Lebanon
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Mehdi Khalil | 35 |
| 21 |  Mostafa Matar | 31 |
| 23 |  Ali Sabeh | 32 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Mohammad El Hayek | 26 |
| 3 | Jad Smaira | 22 |
| 3 |  Khalil Khamis | 31 |
| 5 | Nassar Nassar | 34 |
| 6 |  Hussein Al Zein | 31 |
| 12 |  Hasan Srour | 24 |
| 17 |  Khalil Bader | 27 |
| 18 |  Kassem El Zein | 35 |
| 22 | Hasan Farhat | 22 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 2 | Ali El Fadl | 23 |
| 4 | Pedro Budib | 22 |
| 7 |  Mahmoud Zbib | 22 |
| 8 | Sisi | 34 |
| 13 |  Ahmad Kheir El Dine | 31 |
| 14 |  Gabriel Bitar | 28 |
| 16 |  Waleed Shour | 30 |
| 17 | Ali Al Haj | 25 |
| Badreddine Kawam | 20 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 | Karim Darwiche | 27 |
| 9 |  Omar Bugiel | 32 |
| 10 | Mohamad Haidar | 36 |
| 11 | Ali Kassas | 23 |
| 11 |  Leonardo Shahin | 23 |
| 15 |  Jehad Ayoub | 31 |
| 17 |  Husseyn Chakroun | 21 |
| 19 |  Austin Ayoubi | 25 |
| 20 |  Jimmy Kazan | 19 |
| 20 |  Jr. Merheg Samy | 19 |
| Ralph Khoury | 19 | |
| Wehbe Fawaz | - | |
Head-to-head
Last 3 meetings
Iraq wins1
Draws2
Lebanon wins0
- Goals: Iraq
- 2 (0.7)
- Goals: Lebanon
- 1 (0.3)
- Goals per match
- 1.0
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 0 / 3
Results
- 1 February 2022 • WC Qualification Asia • Lebanon 1 : 1 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 7 October 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Iraq 0 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 30 July 2019 • WAFF Championship • Iraq 1 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Iraq | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 5-2-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 9 (0.9) | 18 (1.8) |
| Conceded (per match) | 21 (2.1) | 7 (0.7) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Iraq
- L29 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Saudi Arabia 2 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Kuwait 2 : 3 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D23 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Iraq 1 : 1 Oman (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L26 June 2026 • World Cup • Senegal 5 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L22 June 2026 • World Cup • France 3 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L17 June 2026 • World Cup • Iraq 1 : 4 Norway (Half-time 1 : 2)
- L10 June 2026 • Friendlies • Iraq 0 : 2 Venezuela (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D4 June 2026 • Friendlies • Spain 1 : 1 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W29 May 2026 • Friendlies • Iraq 1 : 0 Andorra (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W1 April 2026 • WC Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs • Iraq 2 : 1 Bolivia (Half-time 1 : 1)
Recent form - Lebanon
- L4 October 2026 • Friendlies • Kyrgyzstan 3 : 1 Lebanon (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W1 October 2026 • Friendlies • Maldives 0 : 6 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 3)
- L4 June 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • Lebanon 0 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L26 November 2025 • Arab Cup • Sudan 2 : 1 Lebanon (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Brunei 0 : 3 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W14 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Bhutan 0 : 4 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W9 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Lebanon 2 : 0 Bhutan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D8 September 2025 • Friendlies • Indonesia 0 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W24 August 2025 • Friendlies • Qatar 0 : 1 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D10 June 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Yemen 0 : 0 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 0)