Iraq and Japan drew 1-1. Iraq controlled the ball — 58% possession — but had nothing to show for it.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   IRQ 4-2-3-1·4-2-3-1 JPN
   Coach: Basim Qasim · V. HalilhodžićReferee: Ming Fu, China📍 Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 7'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Rebin Sulaka
   3. 8'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!Yuya OsakoAssist: K. Honda
3. 1. Second half
   2. 59'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Humam Tariq▼Ahmed Yasin
   3. 62'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Yasuyuki Konno▼Y. Ideguchi
   4. 70'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲S. Kurata▼Genki Haraguchi
   5. 72'
      

      IRQ
      GOOOAL!Mahdi Kamil
   6. 76'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲G. Sakai▼H. Sakai
   7. 77'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Bashar Resan▼Mahdi Kamil
   8. 80'
      

      IRQ
      Substitution
      ▲Amjad Attwan▼Brwa Nouri
   9. 90'
      

      IRQ
      Yellow card
      Mohammed Gassid