Iraq vs. South Korea (Jun 5, 2025) Team Stats

High-stakes, noise, and no Irvine: The path ahead for the Socceroos

Yukinari Sugawara hopes high of World Cup qualification can help Southampton beat the drop

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

Iraq

South Korea

High-stakes, noise, and no Irvine: The path ahead for the Socceroos

Yukinari Sugawara hopes high of World Cup qualification can help Southampton beat the drop

Asian qualifying: Can Japan win the World Cup? Irvine the new Cahill?

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

WCQ - AFC News

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LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	Palestine	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
D	Kuwait	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Mar 20, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
L	Saudi Arabia	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Dec 28, 2024	Arabian Gulf Cup
L	Bahrain	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Dec 25, 2024	Arabian Gulf Cup
W	Yemen	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Dec 22, 2024	Arabian Gulf Cup

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
D	Jordan	undefined - undefined	South Korea	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
D	Oman	undefined - undefined	South Korea	Mar 20, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
D	Palestine	undefined - undefined	South Korea	Nov 19, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Kuwait	undefined - undefined	South Korea	Nov 14, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
W	Iraq	undefined - undefined	South Korea	Oct 15, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

LAST FIVE GAMES			Date	COMPETITION
South Korea	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Oct 15, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
South Korea	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Jan 6, 2024	International Friendly
South Korea	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Nov 16, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
South Korea	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Sep 2, 2021	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
South Korea	undefined - undefined	Iraq	Jun 7, 2017	International Friendly

Basra International Stadium

2:15 PM, June 5, 2025

Basra, Iraq

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