The first Iraq national football team is preparing for a decisive confrontation against its Kuwaiti brother, in the context of the seventh round of Group Two in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Rafidain Lions seek to win this important match, relying on the ground and the public in the “Basra International Stadium”, in an important step towards maintaining its hopes of qualification.
The first leg between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti teams ended in a negative tie, which made the next match more important for the two parties, especially Iraq, which seeks to enhance its chances of qualifying.
The Iraqi team hopes to restore the top of the second group, as it began its qualifying career by beating Amman, then a 1-1 draw with Kuwait in the second round, a victory over Palestine with a clean goal, a loss against South Korea, a negative tie with Jordan, and finally a new victory over Oman.
As for the Kuwait national team, it is looking to return to the right track after a series of different results, which included two draws with Jordan and Iraq, a loss against Amman by four, a draw with Palestine, and a loss of three goals against a goal against South Korea.
The ranking of Iraq and Kuwait in the qualifiers
The Iraqi team is second in Group Two with 11 points, 3 points behind South Korea, which is led by 14 points, and in front of the Jordanian team, which is in third place with 9 points. While the Kuwaiti team, which is ranked fifth with only 4 points, is suffering after drawing at home with Jordan (1-1) in the last round.
The date of the Iraq and Kuwait match in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
The Iraq and Kuwait match will be held today, Thursday, 20 March 2025, at 8:15 pm Cairo time, and 9:15 pm Mecca time, 10:15 pm Abu Dhabi time at Basra International Stadium.
The channels carrying the match between Iraq and Kuwait
The Iraq and Kuwait match will be broadcast on the Qatari BN Sports channels, specifically the beIN SPORTS HD 4 channels, in addition to the Qatari cup channels, specifically Alkass Six HD channel.
Commentary of the Iraq and Kuwait match
He will comment on the match between Iraq and Kuwait, Tunisian sports commentator Issam Al -Shawali, through BN Sports channels, while commentator Khaled Al -Haddi will comment on the cup channels.
Arranging the Iraq group in the qualifiers
South Korea – 14 points (6 games)
Iraq – 11 points (6 games)
Jordan – 9 points (6 games)
Amman – 6 points (6 games)
Kuwait – 4 points (6 games)
Palestine – 3 points (6 games)
