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IranvsIraq
Iran vs Iraq: head-to-head stats
Since 1969
Iran
16
wins
draws
5
26 meetings
Iraq
5
wins
Iran and Iraq have met 26 times since 1969: Iran won 16, Iraq 5, and 5 matches were drawn. Iran lead the head-to-head by 11 wins. Goals: Iran 35, Iraq 18. Last meeting: Iran 1–0 Iraq (FIFA World Cup qualification, Jan 27, 2022). Next meeting: Nov 17 (Friendly).
- First meeting
- Iran 2–1 Iraq
- Mar 7, 1969 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Iran 1–0 Iraq
- Jan 27, 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Iran win
- Iran 3–0 Iraq
- Sep 7, 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Iraq win
- Iran 1–2 Iraq
- Nov 14, 2019 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
Next match
Iraq vs Iran
Tue · Nov 17 · 11:15 AMEST
Kickoff in
Friendly · Basra International Stadium · Basra
Our prediction
19%
32%
50%
IraqDrawIran
The rivalry, match by match
26 meetings since 1969. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Iran win
- Draw
- Iraq win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
IRN=IRQ
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
IRN +111969 · IRN ahead1–2 · 2019
↑ IRNIRQ ↓
- 1960s: Iran 2 goals, Iraq 1 goal
- 1970s: Iran 6 goals, Iraq 0 goals
- 1980s: Iran 0 goals, Iraq 0 goals
- 1990s: Iran 2 goals, Iraq 4 goals
- 2000s: Iran 11 goals, Iraq 5 goals
- 2010s: Iran 9 goals, Iraq 8 goals
- 2020s: Iran 5 goals, Iraq 0 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | IRN W | D | IRQ W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Asian Cup | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Friendly | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| WAFF Championship | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LG Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
26 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mehdi Taremi 48'
Iraq: —
- W3–0NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Alireza Jahanbakhsh 3', Mehdi Taremi 69', Ali Gholizadeh 90'
Iraq: —
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Sardar Azmoun 35'
Iraq: —
- L1–2NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Ahmad Nourollahi 25'
Iraq: Mohanad Ali 11', Alaa Abbas 90'
- D0–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D3–3NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Sardar Azmoun 24', Morteza Pouraliganji 103', Reza Ghoochannejhad 119'
Iraq: Ahmed Yasin Ghani 56', Younis Mahmoud 93', Dhurgham Ismail 116' (pen.)
- W1–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Gholamreza Rezaei 42', Iman Mobali 84'
Iraq: Younis Mahmoud 13'
- W2–1NWAFF ChampionshipWAFF Championship
Show all 26 meetings
- W2–1NWAFF ChampionshipWAFF Championship
- D0–0NWAFF ChampionshipWAFF Championship
- W2–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1HWAFF ChampionshipWAFF Championship
- L0–1HLG CupLG Cup
- D0–0NWAFF ChampionshipWAFF Championship
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Mehdi Mahdavikia 27', Ali Karimi 71'
Iraq: Qahtan Chathir 52'
- W2–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Ali Karimi 30', Ali Daei 84'
Iraq: Emad Mohammed 20'
- W1–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Ali Daei 77'
Iraq: —
- L1–2NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Ali Daei 90' (pen.)
Iraq: Hussam Fawzi 37', Khalid Mohammed Sabbar 69'
- L1–2NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Ali Daei 21'
Iraq: Ahmed Radhi 20', Alaa Kadhim 38'
- D0–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Nasser Nouraei 45', Hassan Rowshan 58'
Iraq: —
- W1–0HAsian GamesAsian Games
- W3–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Hossein Kalani 34', Hossein Kalani 70', Hossein Kalani 78'
Iraq: —
- W2–1HFriendlyFriendly
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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