Other names | Iran vs Iraq |
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Location | Asia ( AFC) |
Teams |
Iran Iraq |
First meeting | 1 June 1962 (62 years ago) |
Latest meeting | Iran 1窶0 Iraq 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (27 January 2022) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 31 |
Most wins | Iran (18) |
Top scorer | Ali Daei (4) |
Largest victory | Iran 4窶0 Iraq 1964 Olympic qualification (22 March 1964) |
The Iran and Iraq national football teams are sporting rivals since 1962. [1] [2] [3]
According to The Malay Mail, "Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch". [4]
The most recent match between the two teams was in World Cup qualifier on 27 January 2022 hosted in Iran, where Iran won the game by 1窶0.
The rivalry is not such a football-inspired ill-feeling between the two, but more of geography and history. [5] Iran and Iraq are neighboring countries, that share a long history. In the contemporary era, especially during the reign of Saddam Hussein, the two countries had bad relations. [2] [3]
In 2001, an Iran-Iraq match was not held at a neutral venue for the first time in decades. [3]
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iran | 3窶3 ( a.e.t.) | Iraq |
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Azmoun 24' Pouraliganji 103' Ghoochannejhad 119' |
Report |
Yasin 56' Mahmoud 93' Ismail 116' ( pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Hajsafi Pouraliganji Nekounam Hosseini Ghafouri Jahanbakhsh Teymourian Amiri |
6窶7 |
Abdul-Amir Salem Ismail Adnan Mahmoud Kasim Hussein Shaker |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq | 2窶1 | Iran |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
|
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq | 0窶3 | Iran |
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|
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iran | 18 wins |
Iraq | 6 wins |
Draws | 7 draws |
Rank | Player | Goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Ali Daei | 4 |
2 | Hamid Shirzadegan | 3 |
Hossein Kalani | 3 | |
Sardar Azmoun | 3 | |
3 | Various players | 2 |
Other names | Iran vs Iraq |
---|---|
Location | Asia ( AFC) |
Teams |
Iran Iraq |
First meeting | 1 June 1962 (62 years ago) |
Latest meeting | Iran 1窶0 Iraq 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (27 January 2022) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 31 |
Most wins | Iran (18) |
Top scorer | Ali Daei (4) |
Largest victory | Iran 4窶0 Iraq 1964 Olympic qualification (22 March 1964) |
The Iran and Iraq national football teams are sporting rivals since 1962. [1] [2] [3]
According to The Malay Mail, "Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch". [4]
The most recent match between the two teams was in World Cup qualifier on 27 January 2022 hosted in Iran, where Iran won the game by 1窶0.
The rivalry is not such a football-inspired ill-feeling between the two, but more of geography and history. [5] Iran and Iraq are neighboring countries, that share a long history. In the contemporary era, especially during the reign of Saddam Hussein, the two countries had bad relations. [2] [3]
In 2001, an Iran-Iraq match was not held at a neutral venue for the first time in decades. [3]
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iran | 3窶3 ( a.e.t.) | Iraq |
---|---|---|
Azmoun 24' Pouraliganji 103' Ghoochannejhad 119' |
Report |
Yasin 56' Mahmoud 93' Ismail 116' ( pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Hajsafi Pouraliganji Nekounam Hosseini Ghafouri Jahanbakhsh Teymourian Amiri |
6窶7 |
Abdul-Amir Salem Ismail Adnan Mahmoud Kasim Hussein Shaker |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq | 2窶1 | Iran |
---|---|---|
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
|
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq | 0窶3 | Iran |
---|---|---|
|
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iran | 18 wins |
Iraq | 6 wins |
Draws | 7 draws |
Rank | Player | Goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Ali Daei | 4 |
2 | Hamid Shirzadegan | 3 |
Hossein Kalani | 3 | |
Sardar Azmoun | 3 | |
3 | Various players | 2 |