Gulf Cup of Nations· Season 2026
Match Summary
The match was played in Gulf Cup of Nations 2026. Goals were scored by Z. Iqbal 52′, Y. Nasser 75′ (pen.), S. Rasheed 83′, Y. Nasser 90′. 7 yellow cards were shown. Kuwait made 5 substitutions, Iraq made 5.
Match Events
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
assist: A. Jasim· Al Najma
Substitution 1 · assist: H. Abdulkareem
Substitution 2 · assist: J. Nasrawe· Ried
Substitution 1 · assist: M. Al Dhafiri
Substitution 2 · assist: A. Al Dhefiri
Substitution 3 · assist: Y. Majed
Yellow Card
Penalty
Substitution 3 · assist: K. Nabeel
Substitution 4 · assist: A. Yahya
Yellow Card
Substitution 4 · assist: A. Al Awadi
Substitution 5 · assist: A. Hussein
assist: A. Yahya
Yellow Card
Substitution 5 · assist: S. Al Khaldi
Kuwait and Iraq have met 5 times — Kuwait won 0, Iraq won 2, with 3 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2018. Iraq leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 5 meetings. A combined 12 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.40 per match (5 for the home side, 7 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 3 matches (60%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 games (60%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Iraq are currently unbeaten in the last 5 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–2 in 2025.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 26 Sept 2026