Updated 20 March 2025, after full time.
Iraq 2-2 Kuwait in the WC Qualification Asia on 20 March 2025. Scorers: Akam Hashem, Ibrahim Bayesh for Iraq; Yousef Nasser ×2 for Kuwait. In their last 2 meetings, Iraq have won 1, Kuwait 0, with 1 draw.
Iraq 2-2 Kuwait was the final score in the WC Qualification Asia on Thursday 20 March 2025. Scorers: Akam Hashem, Ibrahim Bayesh for Iraq; Yousef Nasser (2) for Kuwait. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Iraq have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 15, with results reading D L L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-5 defeat away to Senegal in the World Cup on 26 June.
Kuwait have won 1, drawn 4 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 7, with results reading W D D D D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-0 draw away to Oman in the Friendly International on 9 June.
Across the last 2 meetings Iraq have won 1, Kuwait have won 0 and 1 was drawn, with Iraq scoring 1 goals to Kuwait's 0. The most recent was Kuwait 0-0 Iraq on 10 September 2024 in the WC Qualification Asia.
Amir Al-Ammari leads Iraq with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.3 a game, the most of any Iraq player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Iraq player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Talal Al Qaisi leads Kuwait with 2 shots across their last 10 games, 0.2 a game, the most of any Kuwait player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Kuwait player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ning Ma refereed Iraq vs Kuwait, averaging 15.0 fouls and 4.7 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.29 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2024 | WC Qualification Asia | Kuwait vs Iraq | 0-0 |
| 30 Dec 2022 | Friendly International | Iraq vs Kuwait | 1-0 |
| Stat | Iraq | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 62% | 38% |
| Shots | 18 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 2 |
| Corners | 12 | 0 |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 6 |
| Tackles | 13 | 22 |
| Passes | 443 | 290 |
Iraq: A. Hashem 90+3', I. Bayesh 90+11'. Kuwait: Y. Nasser 39', Y. Nasser 70'.