Iraq vs Iran
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Iraq17 November 2026
Iran
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Basra Sport City Stadium, Basra
Clubs
Iraq
- Founded
- 1948
- Country
- Iraq
- Stadium
- Basra Sport City Stadium
- City
- Basra
- Capacity
- 65 000
- Surface
- grass
Iran
- Founded
- 1920
- Country
- Iran
- Stadium
- Azadi Stadium
- City
- Teheran
- Capacity
- 100 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
IraqLLDWL
IranDDDLL
Head-to-head
- 27 January 2022 • WC Qualification Asia • Iran 1 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 7 September 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Iraq 0 : 3 Iran (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 15 June 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Iran 1 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 14 November 2019 • WC Qualification Asia • Iraq 2 : 1 Iran (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 16 January 2019 • AFC Asian Cup • Iran 0 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Iraq
- Graham Arnold
- Iran
- Amir Ghalenoei
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 - Iran
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Alireza Beiranvand | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.63 |
| 12 |  Payam Niazmand | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Seyed Hosseini | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Saleh Hardani | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 |
| 3 |  Ehsan Hajsafi | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.80 |
| 3 |  Mohammad Naderi | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Danial Eiri | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 |  Shoja Khalilzadeh | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.06 |
| 5 |  Milad Mohammadi | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 5 |  Mohammadmehdi Zare | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Hossein Kanaani | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 |  Saman Fallah | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Arya Yousefi | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 19 | Ali Nemati | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Aaref Aghasi Kolahsorkhi | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Ramin Rezaeian | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.60 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 |  Saeid Ezatolahi | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.96 |
| 8 |  Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 |  Saman Ghoddos | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 15 |  Roozbeh Cheshmi | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Mohammad Ghorbani | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 21 |  Omid Noorafkan | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aref Hajieydi | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 4 |  Shahab Zahedi | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 |  Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 |
| 8 |  Mohammad Mohebi | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
| 9 |  Mehdi Taremi | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 10 |  Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Mehdi Ghaedi | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Ali Alipour | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 16 |  Mehdi Torabi | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 19 |  Mehdi Limouchi | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Sardar Azmoun | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Shahriar Moghanlou | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 |
| 24 |  Dennis Eckert | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Milad Sourgi | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Head-to-head
Last 5 meetings
Iraq wins1
Draws1
Iran wins3
- Goals: Iraq
- 2 (0.4)
- Goals: Iran
- 6 (1.2)
- Goals per match
- 1.6
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 5
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 5
Results
- 27 January 2022 • WC Qualification Asia • Iran 1 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 7 September 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Iraq 0 : 3 Iran (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 15 June 2021 • WC Qualification Asia • Iran 1 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 14 November 2019 • WC Qualification Asia • Iraq 2 : 1 Iran (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 16 January 2019 • AFC Asian Cup • Iran 0 : 0 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Iraq | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 4-3-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 9 (0.9) | 17 (1.7) |
| Conceded (per match) | 21 (2.1) | 11 (1.1) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 5 / 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 - Iran
- L29 September 2026 • Friendlies • Russia 2 : 0 Iran (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L24 September 2026 • Friendlies • Uzbekistan 3 : 1 Iran (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D27 June 2026 • World Cup • Egypt 1 : 1 Iran (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D21 June 2026 • World Cup • Belgium 0 : 0 Iran (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D16 June 2026 • World Cup • Iran 2 : 2 New Zealand (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W4 June 2026 • Friendlies • Iran 2 : 0 Mali (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W29 May 2026 • Friendlies • Iran 3 : 1 Gambia (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Costa Rica 0 : 5 Iran (Half-time 0 : 4)
- L27 March 2026 • Friendlies • Iran 1 : 2 Nigeria (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W14 October 2025 • Friendlies • Iran 2 : 0 Tanzania (Half-time 2 : 0)