Korea Republic vs Iraq

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 2 Sep 2021, 11:00
Korea Republic
Korea Republic
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Iraq
Iraq
🏟 Seoul World Cup Stadium (Seoul) 👤 Nawaf Shukralla Round 1

Match report

Korea Republic played out a goalless draw with Iraq in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 2 September 2021.

Iraq failed to register a single shot on target, while Korea Republic dominated possession with 68% of the ball.

Korea Republic had 15 shots to Iraq's 2.

The match was played at Seoul World Cup Stadium (Seoul), with Nawaf Shukralla in charge.

Possession 68% - 32% Shots 15 - 2 On target 5 - 0 Corners 11 - 5 Fouls 11 - 16 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
In-Beom Hwang
Korea Republic · 91 passes (92% accurate)
8 Fahad Talib 4 saves
7 Seung Gyu Kim captained the side
7 Moon-hwan Kim captained the side
7 Min-jae Kim captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–0 8–2
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–0
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 6–3 5–2
Attacks 51–43 43–45
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
94 Attacks 88
87 Dangerous Attacks 44
4 On Target 0
5 Off Target 2
15 Shots Total 2
5 Shots On Goal 0
7 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 0
10 Shots Inside Box 0
5 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 16
11 Corners 5
68% Ball Possession 32%
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 4
528 Passes Total 255
456 Passes Accurate 173
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Korea Republic · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Kim
15 M. Kim 4 M. Kim 19 Y. Kim 14 C. Hong
6 I. Hwang 13 J. Son
17 M. Song 10 J. Lee 7 H. Son
16 U. Hwang
Iraq · 4-2-3-1
1 F. Talib
21 G. Sherko 2 A. Ibrahim 5 A. Atiyah 6 A. Adnan
16 A. Ammari 14 A. Attwan
19 M. Qasim 13 B. Resan 8 I. Bayesh
9 A. Hussein
Korea Republic
Coach
Paulo Bento
Substitutes
  • 21 Hyeon-woo Jo
  • 12 Sung-Yun Gu
  • 2 Yong Lee
  • 23 Park Ji-soo
  • 3 Sang-woo Kang
  • 20 Kyung-won Kwon
  • 18 Dong-gyeong Lee
  • 22 Chang-Hoon Kwon
  • 5 Se-jong Ju
  • 8 Tae Hee Nam
  • 11 Hee-Chan Hwang
  • 9 Kyu-seong Jo
Iraq
Coach
D. Advocaat
Substitutes
  • 20 Ahmed Basil
  • 12 Mohammed Salih
  • 4 Karrar Amer Al-Abbasi
  • 23 Maytham Jabbar
  • 15 Dhurgham Ismail
  • 3 Frans Dhia Putros
  • 17 Alaa Ali Mhawi
  • 22 Sajad Jassim
  • 7 Justin Meram
  • 10 Alaa Abdul-Zahra
  • 18 Mohanad Ali
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Nam Tae-Hee ↓ Son Jun-Ho Korea Republic
  • 58' ↑ Hwang Hee-Chan ↓ Song Min-Kyu Korea Republic
  • 58' ↑ Lee Yong ↓ Kim Moon-Hwan Korea Republic
  • 61' ↑ Dhurgham Ismail ↓ Ali Adnan Iraq
  • 66' ↑ Ala'a Abdul Zahra ↓ Bashar Rasan Iraq
  • 69' ↑ Kwon Chang-Hoon ↓ Lee Jae-Sung Korea Republic
  • 85' ↑ Mohanad Ali ↓ Mohammed Qasim Iraq
  • 85' ↑ Justin Meram ↓ Aymen Hussein Iraq
Cards
  • 39' Son Jun-Ho Korea Republic
  • 78' A. Abdul-Zahra Iraq
  • 81' A. Al Ammari Iraq
  • 90' A. Al Qafaje Iraq
Head-to-head
Korea Republic 5 1 draws 0 Iraq
2025-06-05 Iraq vs Korea Rep 0 - 2
2024-10-15 Korea Republic vs Iraq 3 - 2
2024-01-06 South Korea vs Iraq 1 - 0
2024-01-06 Iraq vs Korea Republic 0 - 1
2021-11-16 Iraq vs Korea Republic 0 - 3
2021-09-02 Korea Republic vs Iraq 0 - 0
Recent form
Korea Republic L W W W L
Iraq W D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Korea Republic vs Iraq?
Korea Republic drew 0-0 against Iraq on 2 September 2021.
Who won Korea Republic vs Iraq?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Korea Republic vs Iraq played?
The match was played at Seoul World Cup Stadium (Seoul).
Who had more possession in Korea Republic vs Iraq?
Korea Republic had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.