Spain vs Iraq, 2026 International Friendly
· International FriendlyYamal-less Spain held by Iraq in World Cup sendoff
Spain were left frustrated in their first World Cup warm-up match as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Iraq at the Estadio de Riazor in La Coruña.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Handball by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
- 7': Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq).
- 8': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ahmed Basil (Iraq). Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 8': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ahmed Basil.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 9': Delay in match (Iraq).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Ali Jasim (Iraq).
- 11': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Goal! Spain 1, Iraq 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo following a fast break.
- 21': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Zaid Tahseen.
- 23': Offside, Spain. Borja Iglesias is caught offside.
- 27': Goal! Spain 1, Iraq 1. Merchas Doski (Iraq) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Akam Hashim.
- 29': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ahmed Basil (Iraq). Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
- 32': Marko Farji (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Marc Bernal (Spain).
- 32': Marc Bernal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 36': Handball by Gavi (Spain).
- 37': Marko Farji (Iraq) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 37': Gavi (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ahmed Basil (Iraq).
- 40': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ahmed Basil.
- 40': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Baena following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Ali Jasim (Iraq).
- 41': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Bayesh (Iraq) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Farji following a fast break.
- 44': Offside, Iraq. Ali Al Hamadi is caught offside.
- 44': Offside, Spain. Borja Iglesias is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Spain 1, Iraq 1.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Eric García replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Yéremy Pino replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Gonzalo García replaces Dani Olmo.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Jesús Rodríguez replaces Borja Iglesias.
- 45': Substitution, Iraq. Aymen Hussein replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
- 45': Substitution, Iraq. Jalal Hassan replaces Ahmed Basil.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Sergio Gómez replaces Ferran Torres.
- 45': Second Half begins Spain 1, Iraq 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Jesús Rodríguez (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 47': Offside, Spain. Yéremy Pino is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
- 48': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Zaid Tahseen.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jon Martín (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Marko Farji (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 52': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Zaid Ismael (Iraq).
- 53': Ali Jasim (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Eric García (Spain).
- 54': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Yéremy Pino.
- 54': Attempt saved. Zaid Tahseen (Iraq) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joan García (Spain). Assisted by Aymen Hussein.
- 57': Álex Baena (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Zaid Ismael (Iraq).
- 57': Zaid Ismael (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Gonzalo García (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Beñat Turrientes replaces Marc Bernal.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Javi Guerra replaces Gavi.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Marc Pubill replaces Jon Martín.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yéremy Pino.
- 61': Handball by Aymen Hussein (Iraq).
- 61': Substitution, Iraq. Ahmed Yahya replaces Merchas Doski.
- 61': Substitution, Iraq. Ahmed Qasem replaces Marko Farji.
- 62': Substitution, Iraq. Zidane Iqbal replaces Zaid Ismael.
- 62': Substitution, Iraq. Munaf Younus replaces Zaid Tahseen.
- 62': Substitution, Iraq. Rebin Sulaka replaces Akam Hashim.
- 62': Substitution, Iraq. Frans Putros replaces Hussein Ali.
- 62': Substitution, Iraq. Kevin Yakob replaces Amir Al Ammari.
- 67': Offside, Spain. Yéremy Pino is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Álex Baena.
- 70': Ali Jasim (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Javi Guerra (Spain).
- 71': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Jesús Rodríguez.
- 72': Substitution, Iraq. Mustafa Saadoon replaces Ahmed Yahya because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Iraq. Youssef Amyn replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
- 73': Substitution, Spain. Javi Rodríguez replaces Pedro Porro.
- 73': Substitution, Spain. Leo Román replaces Joan García.
- 77': Corner, Iraq. Conceded by Yéremy Pino.
- 78': Foul by Kevin Yakob (Iraq).
- 78': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Javi Guerra (Spain).
- 79': Youssef Amyn (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Rebin Sulaka (Iraq).
- 80': Jesús Rodríguez (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Rodríguez (Spain).
- 80': Rebin Sulaka (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Attempt missed. Yéremy Pino (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Gómez.
- 87': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Munaf Younus.
- 89': Foul by Kevin Yakob (Iraq).
- 89': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Zidane Iqbal (Iraq) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Yéremy Pino (Spain).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spain 1, Iraq 1.
- 0': Match ends, Spain 1, Iraq 1.
Statistics
 IRQ |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 618 |
| 345 | Passes | 683 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 29 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Riazor
Location: La Coruña, Spain
Attendance: 30,423
Venue: Riazor
Location: La Coruña, Spain
Attendance: 30,423
Line-Ups
Spain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 16 | Jon Martín |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 12 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | Dani Olmo |
| 18 | Marc Bernal  |
| 9 | Gavi |
| 26 | Borja Iglesias |
| 15 | Álex Baena |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
Iraq (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Ahmed Basil (GK) |
| 5 | Akam Hashim |
| 4 | Zaid Tahseen |
| 23 | Merchas Doski |
| 3 | Hussein Ali |
| 16 | Amir Al-Ammari |
| 24 | Zaid Ismael |
| 21 | Marko Farji |
| 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh |
| 17 | Ali Jasim |
| 9 | Ali Al-Hamadi |
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