Iraq beat United Arab Emirates 1-0. United Arab Emirates controlled the ball — 61% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Hussein Ali, rated 7.7.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRQ 3-4-2-1·3-4-3 UNI
   Coach: Abdul Ghani Shahad · R. ArruabarrenaReferee: Ma Ning📍 King Fahd International Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 26'
      

      UNI
      Yellow card
      Ali Mabkhout
   3. 30'
      

      IRQ
      VAR review
      D. Ismael
3. 1. Second half
   2. 53'
      

      IRQ
      GOOOAL!Hussein AliAssist: Ali Faez Atiyah
   3. 56'
      

      UNI
      Yellow card
      Mohammed Marzooq
   4. 58'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Khalil Ibrahim▼Mahmoud Khamis
   5. 58'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Harib Abdalla Suhail▼A. Saleh
   6. 59'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Ali Faez Atiyah
   7. 65'
      

      UNI
      Yellow card
      Harib Abdalla Suhail
   8. 68'
      

      UNI
      Substitution
      ▲Mohammed Abbas▼Abdullah Al Naqbi
   9. 79'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Hasan Matrook▼Hussein Ali
   10. 79'
       

       IRQ
       Substitution
       ▲Abbas Qasim▼M. Younis
   11. 85'
       

       IRQ
       Substitution
       ▲A. Al Hamadi▼Aymen Hussein
   12. 86'
       

       UNI
       Substitution
       ▲Ali Salmin▼M. Hassan
   13. 86'
       

       UNI
       Substitution
       ▲Sultan Adill▼Mohammed Marzooq
   14. 90+3'
       

       UNI
       Yellow card
       Mohammed Abbas
   15. 90+4'
       

       IRQ
       Substitution
       ▲Mustafa Mohammad Jaber▼Ibraheem Bayesh
   16. 90+4'
       

       IRQ
       Substitution
       ▲Ruslan Hanoon▼Saad Abdulameer