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| Other names | Iran vs Iraq |
|---|---|
| Location | Asia (AFC) |
| Teams |  Iran Iraq |
| First meeting | 1 June 1962 (62 years ago) |
| Latest meeting | Iran 1–0 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 4–0 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 1–0.
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]
Iran  | 3–0 |  Iraq |
|---|---|---|
Kalani  34', 70', 78' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
| Iran | 2–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Nouraei 45' Roshan 58' |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq  | 2–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 20' Kadhim 38' |
Daei 21' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Crăciunescu (Romania)
| Iran | 1–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Daei 90' (pen.) |
Report | Fawzi 37' Sabbar 69' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
| Iran | 1–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Daei 77' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,582
Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Iraq | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 20' |
Report | Karimi 30' Daei 84' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (MEX)
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Iran | 2–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdavikia 27' Karimi 71' |
Report | Chathir 52' |
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (KOR)
| Iraq | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud 13' |
Rezaei 42' Mobali 84' |
Attendance: 10,478
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Iran | 3–3 (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 |
6–7 | Abdul-Amir Salem Ismail Adnan Mahmoud Kasim Hussein Shaker |
Attendance: 18,921
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Iran | 0–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 15,038
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Iraq | 2–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
90+2' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Iran | 1–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Iraq | 0–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
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69' 90' |
Attendance: 0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Iran | 1–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
| 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 |
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