World Cup - Qualification Asia
Iraq vs United Arab Emirates
Full time
Final score: 2 - 1
The match is over. See below for how the pre-match picks settled and a summary of both teams' recent form.
Pick settlement
Did the pre-match picks land?
Primary pick
Under 3.5 goals
Won
The result market is too flat to trust on its own, so the totals line is the cleaner angle before kick-off.
Value option
Draw
Lost
The draw sits at 36% in our read, so it is the higher-price risk worth respecting.
Referee and venue
Useful context, just not the first thing people came for.
Form and context
Where both teams stand heading into this one.
Iraq
No current position
No recent form available
United Arab Emirates
2nd place
D D D L D
- United Arab Emirates - - - Faroe Islands 30/03/2026, 12:00 pm
- United Arab Emirates - - - Armenia 26/03/2026, 3:25 pm
- Saudi Arabia 0 - 0 United Arab Emirates 18/12/2025, 11:00 am
- Morocco 3 - 0 United Arab Emirates 15/12/2025, 2:30 pm
- Algeria 1 - 1 United Arab Emirates 12/12/2025, 5:30 pm
Head to head
Recent meetings between the sides
- Iraq 2 - 1 United Arab Emirates 18/11/2025, 4:00 pm
- United Arab Emirates 1 - 1 Iraq 13/11/2025, 4:00 pm
- Iraq 1 - 0 United Arab Emirates 24/03/2022, 5:00 pm
- United Arab Emirates 2 - 2 Iraq 12/10/2021, 4:45 pm
- United Arab Emirates 0 - 0 Iraq 12/01/2021, 3:30 pm
Predicted lineups
Expected starting XI going into the match.
Iraq
Formation TBC
- 12. Jalal Hassan G
- 3. Hussein Ali D
- 4. Zaid Tahseen D
- 5. Akam Hashem D
- 23. Merchas Doski D
- 8. Aimar Sher M
- 16. Amir Al-Ammari M
- 17. Ali Jasim M
- 7. Gubari Sherko M
- 21. Marko Farji M
- 18. Aymen Hussein F
United Arab Emirates
Formation TBC
- 17. Khalid Eisa G
- 5. Alaeddine Zouhir D
- 3. Lucas Pimenta D
- 4. Kouame Autonne D
- 2. Rúben Amaral D
- 21. Bruno Oliveira M
- 16. Marcus Meloni M
- 15. Yahia Nader M
- 20. Luan Pereira M
- 14. Nicolás Giménez F
- 10. Caio F
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