FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

South Korea vs Iraq 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

  • 41': Oh Se-Hun
  • 74': Oh Hyun-Gyu
  • 83': Lee Jae-Sung
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3 - 2
  • 50': Aymen Hussein
  • 90'+5': Ibrahim Bayesh

Introduction

South Korea are hosting Iraq at Yongin Citizen Sports Park, , Korea Republic, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

  • 35': Park Yong-Woo (South Korea) Yellow Card at 35'
  • 41': Oh Se-Hun (South Korea) Goal at 41'
  • 45': Ali Jasim (Iraq) Substitution at 45'
  • 50': Aymen Hussein (Iraq) Goal at 50'
  • 59': Oh Hyun-Gyu (South Korea) Substitution at 59'
  • 59': Moon Seon-Min (South Korea) Substitution at 59'
  • 65': Hussein Al Khafaji (Iraq) Substitution at 65'
  • 71': Mustafa Saadoon (Iraq) Yellow Card at 71'
  • 74': Oh Hyun-Gyu (South Korea) Goal at 74'
  • 79': Mohannad Ali Kadhim (Iraq) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Hussein Ali (Iraq) Substitution at 79'
  • 81': Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Yellow Card at 81'
  • 83': Lee Jae-Sung (South Korea) Goal at 83'
  • 85': Paik Seung-Ho (South Korea) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Hong Hyun-Seok (South Korea) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Ahmed Yasin Ghani (Iraq) Substitution at 85'
  • 87': Lee Seung-Woo (South Korea) Substitution at 87'
  • 90'+5': Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) Goal at 95'
  • 90'+6': Moon Seon-Min (South Korea) Yellow Card at 96'
  • 90'+6': Ali Faez (Iraq) Yellow Card at 96'

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Yongin Citizen Sports Park
Location: , Korea Republic
Attendance: 35,198

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+5 South Korea 4 10 0
+4 Jordan 4 7 1
+1 Iraq 4 7 1
-3 Oman 4 3 3
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 0
24.4 Possession 75.6
8 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Line-Ups

KOR South Korea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Jo Hyeon-Woo (GK)
4 Kim Min-Jae
14 Cho Yu-Min
3 Lee Myung-Jae
22 Seol Young-Woo
10 Lee Jae-Sung Yellow Card
8 Park Yong-Woo Yellow Card
6 Hwang In-Beom
19 Oh Se-Hun
17 Bae Jun-Ho
18 Lee Kang-in

IRQ Iraq (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
2 Rebin Solaka
5 Ali Faez Yellow Card
13 Lucas Shlimon
15 Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
21 Mustafa Saadoon Yellow Card
16 Amir Al-Ammari
14 Amjad Attwan
23 Merchas Doski
8 Ibrahim Bayesh
18 Aymen Hussein

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