FIFA International Friendlies

Iraq

FIFA #63
Ugh, no.
Iraq lost to Venezuela
Venezuela 2 – 0 Iraq
FT · Tue, Jun 9

Match Details

SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview, Illinois)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Iraq 0, Venezuela 2.
  • 90'+1'Second Half ends, Iraq 0, Venezuela 2.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 88'Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85'Substitution, Venezuela. Marco Libra replaces Cristian Cásseres.
  • 85'Substitution, Venezuela. Adrián Cova replaces Jon Aramburu.
  • 85'Substitution, Venezuela. Diego Osio replaces Teo Quintero.
  • 80'Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75'Substitution, Venezuela. David Martínez replaces Ender Echenique.
  • 75'Substitution, Venezuela. Jorge Yriarte replaces Dani Pereira.
  • 75'Substitution, Venezuela. Kevin Kelsy replaces Chuchu Ramírez.
  • 75'Substitution, Venezuela. Edson Tortolero replaces Gleiker Mendoza.

Line Score

12T
VEN 11 2
IRQ 00 0

Match Leaders

Venezuela
Iraq

Key Events

88'Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Marco Libra (Venezuela) Substitution at 85'
85'Adrián Cova (Venezuela) Substitution at 85'
85'Diego Osio (Venezuela) Substitution at 85'
80'Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75'David Martínez (Venezuela) Substitution at 75'
75'Jorge Yriarte (Venezuela) Substitution at 75'
75'Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela) Substitution at 75'
75'Edson Tortolero (Venezuela) Substitution at 75'
72'Ali Yousif (Iraq) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
64'Zaid Tahseen (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
64'Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
64'Youssef Amyn (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
64'Frans Putros (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
64'Mustafa Saadoon (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
64'Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) Substitution at 64'
64'Akam Hashim (Iraq) Substitution at 64'
53'Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46'Ahmed Basil (Iraq) Substitution at 46'
46'Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) Substitution at 46'
46'Mohanad Ali (Iraq) Substitution at 46'
46'Hashim Ali (Iraq) Substitution at 46'
46'Marko Farji (Iraq) Substitution at 46'
46'Joel Graterol (Venezuela) Substitution at 46'
46'Goal! Iraq 0, Venezuela 2. Chuchu Ramírez (Venezuela) left footed shot. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres.
41'Ahmed Qasem (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17'Goal! Iraq 0, Venezuela 1. Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) right footed shot. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
12'Dani Pereira (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

VenezuelaIraq
General
0 Possession % 0
0 Shots 0
0 On Target 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corners 0
0 Fouls 0
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 0

Recent Form

Iraq W W W D L
Venezuela L W L L W

Starting Lineups

Venezuela4-2-3-1
1 Contreras
2 Ferraresi 4 Aramburu 5 Quintero 13 Balbo
17 Pereira 8 Cásseres Jr. 17'A
20 Echenique 10 Segovia A 7 Mendoza
9 Ramírez 46'
18 Hussein 20 Sher 19 Yakob
15 Maknazi 2 Sulaka 11 Qasim
6 Younus 9 Al-Hamadi 8 Bayesh 3 Ali
12 Hassan
Iraq4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Iraq

  1. JH #12 Jalal HassanG
  2. AA #9 Ali Al-HamadiCD-L
  3. IB #8 Ibrahim BayeshCD-R
  4. MY #6 Munaf YounusLB
  5. #3 Hussein AliRB
  6. RS #2 Rebin SulakaCM
  7. AH #15 Ahmed HasanLM
  8. AQ #11 Ahmed QasimRM
  9. AS #20 Aimar SherF
  10. AH #18 Aymen HusseinLF
  11. KY #19 Kevin YakobRF
Substitutes · 11 used

Venezuela

  1. JC #1 José ContrerasG
  2. TQ #5 Teo QuinteroCD-L
  3. JA #4 Jon AramburuCD-R
  4. LB #13 Luís BalboLB
  5. NF #2 Nahuel FerraresiRB
  6. TS #10 Telasco SegoviaAM
  7. #8 Cristian Cásseres Jr.LM17'
  8. #17 Dani PereiraRM
  9. JR #9 Jesús RamírezF46'
  10. GM #7 Gleiker MendozaAM-L
  11. EE #20 Ender EcheniqueAM-R
Substitutes · 9 used

Roster

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News

Senegal 5-0 Iraq: World Cup 2026 – as it happened
· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
The substitute Pape Gueye scored a pair of sensational second-half goals from long range as Senegal got a much-needed boost to their goal difference with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq in their Group I finale. Ismaïla…
France 3-0 Iraq after two-hour storm delay at World Cup 2026 – as it happened
· The Guardian
Kylian Mbappé scored twice and Ousmane Dembélé added another as France cruised to a win over Iraq that was delayed for two hours at half-time And here’s our reporter at the game, Paul MacInnes. “Ground already packed…
Two-hour storm break fails to stop France as Mbappé and Dembélé prove too good for Iraq
· The Guardian
Could France do it on a hot, humid, waterlogged and lightning-threatened night in Pennsylvania? The answer was pretty straightforward. Despite an interruption of more than two hours after a chain of severe thunderstorms…
Iraq 1-4 Norway: World Cup 2026 – as it happened
· The Guardian
Iraq impressed for their first World Cup appearance in 40 years, but Erling Haaland was the star of the show with two goals on his tournament debut 1 min Iraq go direct to start, with Amir Al-Ammari hammering a ball…

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