Iraq vs Palestine, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

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Iraq

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Palestine

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Iraq are hosting Palestine at Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Basra International Stadium
Location: Basra, Iraq
Attendance: 44,773

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Saudi Arabia	2	+1	4
2	Iraq	2	+1	4
3	Indonesia	2	-2	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Iraq (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan (GK)
6	Zaid Tahseen
2	Munaf Younus
23	Merchas Doski
3	Hussein Ali
17	Ali Jasim
16	Amir Al-Ammari
7	Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji
18	Aymen Hussein
19	Youssef Amyn
8	Ibrahim Bayesh

Iraq Substitutes:

Ali Faez, Ahmed Yahya, Fahad Talib, Ahmed Yasin Ghani, Hussein Hasan, Amin Al Hamawi, El Ani, Mohanad Ali, Amjad Attwan, Lucas Shlimon, Mustafa Saadoon, Mohamed Al-Taay.

Palestine (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tawfiq Ali (GK)
20	Ameed Mahajna
15	Michael Termanini
14	Samer Jondi
7	Musab Battat
3	Mohammed Rashid
6	Odai Kharoub
8	Alaaeddin Hassan
21	Moustafa Zeidan
19	Wessam Abou Ali
11	Oday Dabbagh

Palestine Substitutes:

Mahdi Assi, Camilo Saldaña, Mousa Farawi, Zeid Qunbar, Omar Faraj, Mahmoud Abu Warda, Yaser Hamed, Ameed Sawafta, Baraa Kharoub, Mohamad Darwish, Mohammed Khalil.

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