Goals and highlights: Iraq 3-1 Vietnam in World Cup Qualifiers 2026 – VAVEL.com

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Match ends. Iraq 3-1 Vietnam
GOAL IRAQ! Scored by Aymen Hussein.
The referee adds five minutes to the match.
Iraq: Ali out, Younus in.
In the final minutes, Iraq is already feeling the effects of the penalty missed in the first half. Vietnam is on top looking for the equalizer.
GOAL FOR VIETNAM, scored by H. Nguyen.
Iraq had scored the third goal, but it was disallowed for offside.
The match restarts after the cooling break
The match is paused for the players to rehydrate.
Iraq: Ali out, Hashim in
GOAL FOR IRAQ! Scored by Ali Jasim
Tien Linh’s shot from medium distance grazes the crossbar.
Jasim’s shot on goal is well saved by the visiting goalkeeper.
We reached the hour mark of the match where Iraq has considerably lowered the intensity and Vietnam is close to equalizing.
Iraq: Tahseen and El Ani out; Bayesh and Hussein in.
Vietnam: Quang Hai out, Binh in
In the first minutes of the second half, Vietnam is more comfortable on the field and shows an offensive facet.
Iraq: Amyn is out, Iqbal is in.
Vietnam: Dur Chyen, Than, and Khang are out; Hai, Manh, and Dung are in.
The complementary part begins
First half ends. Iraq 4-0 Vietnam.
The referee adds four minutes to the first half.
Iraq came close to scoring a second after a rebound by the visiting goalkeeper, but Ali’s shot went just wide of the goalkeeper’s post.
At the end of the first half, Vietnam, now in possession, looked for a goal before the break.
Play inside the box where Vietnam looked for space to get a shot off, but Iraq’s defense is well stopped.
Amyn is cautioned for a foul in the attacking half.
At the half-hour mark, Iraq again controls the ball in search of extending its lead.
Match restarts
The match is paused for the players to rehydrate.
Iraq continues to try to extend its lead now with Amyn’s shot going wide.
Mohanad Ali misses the penalty kick and sends the ball wide.
The referee awards Iraq a penalty kick.
Nguyen Filip (Vietnam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
GOAL FOR IRAQ! Scored by Hussen Ali.
Iraq has shown an offensive facet in these first few minutes of the match.
Iraq comes out in its traditional white uniform, while Vietnam is in red.
The match starts
1 Nguyễn Filip 2 Đỗ Duy Mạnh 3 Khuất Văn Khang 6 Nguyễn Thanh Bình 12 Phan Tuấn Tài 14 Nguyễn Hoàng Đức 15 Nguyễn Đức Chiến 17 Vũ Văn Thanh 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải 20 Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Hassan, Ali, Tahseen, Yahya, Sulaka, Al-Ammari, Rashid, Jassim, El Ani, Amyn, Ali.
Both teams are leaving the Basra International Stadium to head to the dressing rooms after warm-up exercises prior to the match that is minutes away from kicking off on Tuesday.
This is Group F, which Iraq and Vietnam share, along with Indonesia and the Philippines. Even if Iraq or Vietnam were to win, they would not move from their current position.

On this Tuesday, we will have more activity with selections at world level. These are some of today’s most attractive matches:
Portugal vs Ireland
Chile vs Paraguay
Lebanon vs Bangladesh
Northern Ireland vs Andorra
Australia vs Palestine
In the most recent match played between Iraq and Vietnam, was last year, in an Asia Cup match played last January of this year. That match ended in a victory in favor of Iraq by a score of 3-2.
For this match, both the Iraq and Vietnam national teams will have no absentees for this World Cup qualifier, which is just minutes away from kicking off at the Basra International Stadium.
They are already at the stadium! The protagonists have arrived. Both the players of the Iraq national team and the Vietnam national team are already at the Besora International Stadium for this qualifying match.

The history of confrontations between the Iraq national team and the Vietnam national team shows a balance in favor of the Iraqi team, with 5 wins to Vietnam’s none, as well as only one draw in this short history.
The venue for this elimination match will be the Basra International Stadium, a soccer stadium located in the city of Basra, Iraq, which hosts the Iraqi national team’s home matches.
It was inaugurated in 2013 and has a capacity of 65,000 spectators.

We resume again our VAVEL coverage. There is just under an hour to go until the match between Iraq and the Vietnam national team, which is part of the AFC World Cup Qualifiers, kicks off at the Basra International Stadium. Both teams want to win, but can the home side or the visitors get the victory, or will it end in a draw? Follow all our coverage on VAVEL.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Iraq vs Vietnam, in real time, as well as the latest information from the Basra International Stadium. Stay tuned to VAVEL USA minute-by-minute live online coverage of the match.
The match will not be broadcast on television.
The Iraq vs Vietnam can be tuned in from live streams on FIFA +
If you want to follow the result of the match live online, VAVEL USA is your best option.
1. F. Nguyen 4. Tiến Dũng Bùi 12. Phan Tuấn Tài 20. Hoàng Việt Anh Bùi 17. Vu Van Thanh 14. Hoang Duc 8. Đỗ Hùng Dũng 16. Thai Son Nguyen 18. Khuất Văn Khang 7. Phạm Xuân Mạnh 22. Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Hachim, Al-Ammari, Ali, Bayesh, Hadi, Hussein, Iqbal, Jasim, Natiq, Sulaka and Tahseen.
To be confirmed
Por otro lado, la selección de Vietnam, también ya tuvo actividad en este año y éste será su octavo partido del 2024.
Con un registro de una victoria y siete derrotas, este es el balance del combinado de Vietnam en este año. En su más reciente partido, el combinado vietnamita tuvo una victoria de 3-2 ante la selección de Filipinas en las eliminatorias asiáticas rumbo al mundial 2026.
No obstante, no todo es malo para el equipo de Vietnam ya que actualmente ocupan es el tercer lugar del grupo F con seis puntos producto de dos victorias en 5 partidos.

The Iraq National Team has already been active in this 2024 and has had a good performance in this first semester as it has an almost perfect pace and with great inertia to qualify for the next World Cup to be played in 2026.
With a record of five wins (Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines twice) and only one loss to Jordan by a score of 3-2.
Currently, Iraq occupies the first position in group F with 15 points after 5 matches played, with a perfect pace. In their most recent match, Iraq achieved a 2-0 victory over Indonesia.

We continue with the activity in this Tuesday and matches are played by some teams around the world and, on this day, we will have a qualifying match in the Asian zone, where the city of Basra, will witness this clash quite attractive between the selection of Iraq and the selection of Vietnam, two teams that want to add in this day 6 of the qualifiers for the World Cup and thus get closer to the World Cup ticket for 2026.Can Iraq win or will Vietnam win, or will it all end in a draw?
The match between Iraq vs Vietnam will be played at the Basra International Stadium, in the city of Basra, Iraq. Kick-off is scheduled at 2:00 pm (ET).

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the broadcast of the friendly match between Iraq and Vietnam in real time, corresponding to the Asian Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.