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Iraq Edges Past Palestine in Thrilling World Cup Qualifier
Amman, Jordan – Iraq secured a 1-2 victory over Palestine in a dramatic Group 8, 3rd Round Asian World Cup Qualifying match held at the Amman International Stadium on March 25th, 2025. Despite having less possession (46%), Iraq proved more clinical in front of goal.
Alaa Hussein gave Iraq the lead in the 34th minute, assisted by Ihsan Bayesh. Palestine mounted a late comeback with goals from Waseem Abou Ali (88th minute) and Abdallah Mahajna (90th minute), but it was ultimately not enough to prevent the defeat. The match was a tense affair, with seven yellow cards shown to players from both sides. Palestine enjoyed more possession (54%) and attempted more shots (12 to Iraq’s 13), but Iraq was more accurate on target (3 to 5). The victory keeps Iraq’s qualification hopes alive.
Substitutions palestine: at minute 59 A. Kaied came in and T. Seyam went out., at minute 69 Z. Al Qunbar came in and H. Hamdan went out., at minute 82 M. Abu Warda came in and O. Kharoub went out., at minute 82 A. Al Hamlawi came in and O. Dabbagh went out.
Substitutions iraq: at minute 63 M. Al Taay came in and Y. Amyn went out., at minute 74 C. A. Shamoon came in and A. Yahya went out., at minute 75 L. Shlimon came in and A. Al Ammari went out., at minute 81 A. Ghasem came in and R. Sulaka went out., at minute 82 A. Y. Hashim came in and A. Hussein went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Palestine
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Iraq
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