FIFA International Friendlies

Iraq

FIFA #63
Ugh, no.
Iraq lost to Mexico
Iraq 0 – 4 Mexico
FT · Wed, Nov 9

Match Details

Municipal de Montilivi (Girona) · 500 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Mexico 4, Iraq 0.
  • 90'+3'Second Half ends, Mexico 4, Iraq 0.
  • 90'+2'Goal! Mexico 4, Iraq 0. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+1'Penalty conceded by Amir Al Ammari (Iraq) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 88'Jesús Angulo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88'Foul by Ammar Muhsen (Iraq).
  • 85'Attempt blocked. Hasan Abdulkareem (Iraq) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alai Ghasem.
  • 84'Offside, Mexico. Luis Romo tries a through ball, but Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
  • 83'Hand ball by Érick Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 80'Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80'Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
  • 79'Attempt saved. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Romo.

Line Score

12T
IRQ 00 0
MEX 13 4

Match Leaders

Iraq
Mexico

Key Events

90'+2'Goal! Mexico 4, Iraq 0. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
78'Substitution, Iraq. Hasan Abdulkareem replaces Ahmad Zirwa because of an injury.
67'Goal! Mexico 3, Iraq 0. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
65'Substitution, Iraq. Ahmad Zirwa replaces Mohammed Qasim.
65'Substitution, Iraq. Ammar Muhsen replaces Aymen Hussein.
56'Substitution, Iraq. Hiran Ahmed replaces Hussein Jabbar.
56'Substitution, Iraq. Alai Ghasem replaces Hamzah Adnan.
56'Substitution, Iraq. Amir Al Ammari replaces Amjad Attwan.
48'Goal! Mexico 2, Iraq 0. Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
45'Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Angulo replaces Luis Chávez.
45'Substitution, Mexico. Luis Romo replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
45'Substitution, Mexico. Érick Sánchez replaces Héctor Herrera.
45'Substitution, Mexico. Kevin Álvarez replaces Héctor Moreno.
45'Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
45'Substitution, Mexico. Rogelio Funes Mori replaces Henry Martín.
4'Goal! Mexico 1, Iraq 0. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo with a cross following a fast break.

Team Stats

IraqMexico
General
26.5 Possession % 73.5
1 Shots 19
0 On Target 6
3 Offsides 1
0 Corners 6
9 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
228 Passes Completed 766
0 Crosses Won 6
4 Tackles Won 4
15 Interceptions 5
13 Clearances 5
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 0

Recent Form

Mexico W D L W L
Iraq W W D L W

Starting Lineups

Mexico4-3-3
1 Talavera
2 Araujo 3 Montes 15 Moreno 23 Gallardo 67'A
8 Rodríguez 16 Herrera 30 Chávez
25 Alvarado 20 Martín 10 Vega 4'
18 Hussein
15 Abbood Al-Majidi 8 Bayesh 14 Attwan 19 Qasim
3 Lafloof 2 Younus 5 Faez 22 Amer Abed Al Abbasi 13 Abdul-Hussein
12 Hassan
Iraq5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Mexico

  1. AT #1 Alfredo TalaveraG
  2. HM #15 Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. CM #3 César MontesCD-R
  4. JG #23 Jesús GallardoLB67'
  5. NA #2 Néstor AraujoRB
  6. #16 Héctor HerreraCM
  7. LC #30 Luis ChávezLM
  8. CR #8 Carlos RodríguezRM
  9. HM #20 Henry MartínF
  10. AV #10 Alexis VegaLF4'
  11. RA #25 Roberto AlvaradoRF
Substitutes · 6 used

Iraq

  1. JH #12 Jalal HassanG
  2. AF #5 Ali FaezCD
  3. MY #2 Munaf YounusCD-L
  4. KA #22 Karrar AmerCD-R
  5. HA #3 Hamzah AdnanLB
  6. AA #13 Ahmad Abd Al HussainRB
  7. IB #8 Ibrahim BayeshCM-L
  8. AA #14 Amjad AttwanCM-R
  9. HJ #15 Hussein JabbarLM
  10. MQ #19 Mohammed QasimRM
  11. AH #18 Aymen HusseinF
Substitutes · 6 used

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