Saudi Arabia vs Iraq

Saudi Arabia beat Iraq 2-0 in the Gulf Cup of Nations on Tuesday 29 September 2026, 0-0 at half-time. In their last 4 meetings, including this one, Iraq won 1, Saudi Arabia won 2 and 1 was drawn.

Gulf Cup of Nations Tue 29 Sep 2026, 18:30 Save

Saudi Arabia

HT 0-0

Iraq

Danny Desmond Makkelie

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48%Saudi Arabia 26%Draw 26%Iraq

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Saudi Arabia vs Iraq key moments

54' Abdullah Al-Salem 1-0 Goal · Field Goal, Saudi Arabia
69' Abdullah Al-Hamdan 2-0 Goal · Assist Nasser Al-Dawsari · Field Goal, Saudi Arabia
70' Abdullah Al-Hamdan Yellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct, Saudi Arabia
74' Aymen Hussein Yellow card · Foul, Iraq

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Saudi ArabiaIraq

57% Possession 43%

102 Attacks 70

38 Dang. Attacks 23

12 Shots 5

5 Shots On Target 0

6 Big Chances 0

2 Corners 5

89% Pass Accuracy 83%

0 Saves 4

7 Fouls 10

1 Yellow Cards 1

2 Offsides 3

Saudi Arabia vs Iraq lineups

Confirmed

Saudi Arabia 4-4-2

21 Mohammed Al-Owais

13 Nawaf Boushal
3 Jehad Thakri
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri
26 Zakaria Hawsawi

2 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
6 Nasser Al-Dawsari
20 Sultan Mandash

11 Abdullah Al-Salem
19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Substitutes

7 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat 59'
9 Firas Al-Buraikan 59'
10 Mukhtar Ali
12 Mohammed Mahzari 71'
16 Ziyad Al-Johani
17 Rayan Hamed
18 Mohammed bin Hamad bin Dwaihi Al Swaidan Al Qahtani 46'
22 Hamed Al-Shanqity
23 Mohamed Kanno
24 Moteb Al-Harbi 71'
25 Hammam Al-Hammami
27 Abdulquddus Atiah

Iraq 4-4-2

1 Ahmed Basil Fadhil

23 Merchas Doski
25 Josef Al-Imam
2 Maytham Jabbar
3 Mustafa Saadoon

11 Ahmed Qasem
16 Amir Al-Ammari
6 Zaid Ismail
10 Hasan Abdulkareem

13 Saif Rasheed Hameed
20 Karar Nabeel

Substitutes

4 Zaid Tahseen
7 Jussef Nasrawe
8 Ibrahim Bayesh 45'
9 Mustafa Qabeel
12 Mohammed Salih Mejbel
14 Zidane Iqbal 62'
15 Ahmed Yahya 62'
17 Ali Jasim 79'
18 Aymen Hussein 62'
19 Mohammed Qasim
21 Haydeer Abdulkareem
26 Abdul Razaq Qassem

Saudi Arabia and Iraq player stats

Saudi Arabia player stats

21 Mohammed Al-Owais GK	90	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	22	0
3 Jehad Thakri DEF	90	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	0	67	0
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri DEF	90	0	0	1	0	65	1	1	0	65	1
13 Nawaf Boushal DEF	71	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	39	0
26 Zakaria Hawsawi DEF	71	0	0	0	0	43	1	0	0	43	1
6 Nasser Al-Dawsari MID	90	0	1	1	0	66	0	1	0	66	0
15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari MID	90	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	42	0
20 Sultan Mandash MID	58	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	18	1
2 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat MID	46	0	0	1	0	29	2	1	0	29	2
19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan FWD	90	1	0	2	2	32	1	2	2	32	1
11 Abdullah Al-Salem FWD	58	1	0	3	1	15	0	3	1	15	0
12 Mohammed Mahzari DEF Sub	19	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9	0
24 Moteb Al-Harbi DEF Sub	19	0	0	1	0	11	0	1	0	11	0
18 Mohammed bin Hamad bin Dwaihi Al Swaidan Al Qahtani MID Sub	44	0	0	1	0	18	0	1	0	18	0
7 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat MID Sub	32	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19	0
9 Firas Al-Buraikan FWD Sub	32	0	0	2	2	3	1	2	2	3	1

Iraq player stats

1 Ahmed Basil Fadhil GK	90	0	29	0	0	29	0
2 Maytham Jabbar DEF	90	2	38	0	2	38	0
23 Merchas Doski DEF	90	0	20	1	0	20	1
25 Josef Al-Imam DEF	90	1	49	0	1	49	0
3 Mustafa Saadoon DEF	45	0	17	1	0	17	1
16 Amir Al-Ammari MID	90	0	35	0	0	35	0
11 Ahmed Qasem MID	77	0	18	0	0	18	0
6 Zaid Ismail MID	62	0	28	2	0	28	2
10 Hasan Abdulkareem MID	62	0	18	1	0	18	1
13 Saif Rasheed Hameed FWD	90	0	19	1	0	19	1
20 Karar Nabeel FWD	62	0	20	0	0	20	0
8 Ibrahim Bayesh DEF Sub	45	0	16	2	0	16	2
15 Ahmed Yahya MID Sub	34	0	8	0	0	8	0
14 Zidane Iqbal MID Sub	28	0	22	0	0	22	0
17 Ali Jasim MID Sub	13	1	8	0	1	8	0
18 Aymen Hussein FWD Sub	28	1	7	2	1	7	2

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Saudi Arabia vs Iraq team news

Saudi Arabia were without 1 player and Iraq had no reported absences.

Saudi Arabia 1 out

Hassan Kadesh Hamstring Injury · Missed 1 game Injured

Iraq 0 out

No reported absences.

Form

Saudi Arabia W W D L D

Iraq W D L L L

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Iraq vs Saudi Arabia head to head

1 Iraq wins 1 draws 2 Saudi Arabia wins

2.0 goals per game 25% both teams scored 25% over 2.5 goals

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Managers: Giorgios Donis Saudi Arabia Graham Arnold Iraq
Officials: Referee Danny Desmond Makkelie 1st Assistant H. Steegstra 2nd Assistant J. de Vries 4th Official A. Makhadmeh

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