Iraq vs Venezuela, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Iraq

72': Ali Yousif

FT
0 - 2

Venezuela

17': Cristian Cásseres Jr.
46': Jesús Ramírez

About

Iraq are hosting Venezuela at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
12': Dani Pereira (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Goal! Iraq 0, Venezuela 1. Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) right footed shot. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
41': Ahmed Qasem (Iraq) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Iraq 0, Venezuela 1.
45': Second Half begins Iraq 0, Venezuela 1.
46': Goal! Iraq 0, Venezuela 2. Chuchu Ramírez (Venezuela) left footed shot. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres.
46': Substitution, Venezuela. Joel Graterol replaces José Contreras.
46': Substitution, Iraq. Marko Farji replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
46': Substitution, Iraq. Zidane Iqbal replaces Kevin Yakob.
46': Substitution, Iraq. Ali Yousif replaces Aymen Hussein.
46': Substitution, Iraq. Mohanad Ali replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
46': Substitution, Iraq. Ahmed Basil replaces Jalal Hassan.
53': Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Iraq. Akam Hashim replaces Hussein Ali.
64': Substitution, Venezuela. Yangel Herrera replaces Telasco Segovia.
64': Substitution, Iraq. Mustafa Saadoon replaces Ahmed Qasem.
64': Substitution, Iraq. Frans Putros replaces Munaf Younus.
64': Substitution, Iraq. Youssef Amyn replaces Rebin Sulaka.
64': Substitution, Iraq. Amir Al Ammari replaces Ahmed Maknzi.
64': Substitution, Iraq. Zaid Tahseen replaces Aimar Sher.
72': Ali Yousif (Iraq) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
75': Substitution, Venezuela. Edson Tortolero replaces Gleiker Mendoza.
75': Substitution, Venezuela. Kevin Kelsy replaces Chuchu Ramírez.
75': Substitution, Venezuela. Jorge Yriarte replaces Dani Pereira.
75': Substitution, Venezuela. David Martínez replaces Ender Echenique.
80': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Venezuela. Diego Osio replaces Teo Quintero.
85': Substitution, Venezuela. Adrián Cova replaces Jon Aramburu.
85': Substitution, Venezuela. Marco Libra replaces Cristian Cásseres.
88': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Iraq 0, Venezuela 2.
0': Match ends, Iraq 0, Venezuela 2.

Statistics

VEN		IRQ
0	Fouls	0
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA

Line-Ups

Iraq (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan (GK)
9	Ali Al-Hamadi
8	Ibrahim Bayesh
6	Munaf Younus
3	Hussein Ali
2	Rebin Sulaka
15	Ahmed Hasan
11	Ahmed Qasim
20	Aimar Sher
18	Aymen Hussein
19	Kevin Yakob

Iraq Substitutes:

Fahad Talib, Akam Hashim, Ali Yousif, Zidane Iqbal, Zaid Tahseen, Frans Putros, Marko Farji, Merchas Doski, Youssef Amyn, Ali Jasim, Mustafa Saadoon, Ahmed Basil, Zaid Ismael, Amir Al-Ammari, Mohanad Ali.

Venezuela (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	José Contreras (GK)
5	Teo Quintero
4	Jon Aramburu
13	Luís Balbo
2	Nahuel Ferraresi
10	Telasco Segovia
8	Cristian Cásseres Jr.
17	Dani Pereira
9	Jesús Ramírez
7	Gleiker Mendoza
20	Ender Echenique

Venezuela Substitutes:

Christopher Varela, Edson Tortolero, Javier Otero, Diego Osio, David Martínez, Marco Libra, Kevin Kelsy, Yangel Herrera, Joel Graterol, Adrián Cova, Jorge Yriarte.

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