Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE GAME
90+2'
Yellow card to Glebov, the third of the match and the first for a Russian national team player;
90'
The referee has added four minutes of extra time;
83'
The Russian national team claimed a penalty after Glegov's fall inside the area, but the referee did not award a penalty.
GOOOOAALL
Russia scores the second goal of the game after a long ball to Sergey Pinyaev who after cutting back sent the ball into the net.
This is Miranchuk's goal
GOOOOAALL
Russia's national team takes the lead after Miranchuk's shot was retaken;
46'
The second part begins
HALF TIME
End of the first half with a goalless draw between Russia and Iraq
45'
The referee has only added one minute of time;
39'
The referee stops the match because Hasan Raed, who seems to be recovering, is lying down;
32'
Bayesh's shot was saved by Russia's goalkeeper in two stages;
30'
Russia's corner kick is cleared by Iraq's defense without difficulty;
25'
A clear chance for Iraq after a long pass from goalkeeper Hassan to Ayman Hussein, who sends the ball off the post and wide;
22'
Russia's high pressure makes it difficult for Iraq to get out of the game with the ball played;
17'
Oblyakov's shot from the edge of the area goes over the goal;
15'
Another bad pass from Russia's goalkeeper Pesyakov, and this time it was saved by center-back Osipenko who deflected the shot into the corner.
11'
Al Ammari's shot goes just wide of the post, another one for Iraq;
9'
Russia's goalkeeper made a mistake and Iraq almost took advantage, but Litvinov headed it off the line.
7'
Fomin's shot did not find the goalkeeper;
5'
First minutes of dispute without any clear chances so far;
1'
The match begins, the first possession of the match goes to the Iraqi National Team;
Players jump
Before the start of the match, both national anthems will be played, first the Iraqi and then the Russian national anthem;
First precedent of these two teams
This is the first time that Russia and Iraq will meet in history;
Watch out for this fact
The Russian National Team returns to play at home, they had not done so since 2021, precisely in this stadium in November in a World Cup qualifier in which Russia won 6-0.
XI Russia
The Russian National Team opts for a 4-3-3 formation and is made up of the following players
Gulf Cup champion returns to play
The Iraqi national team had not played a match since January 19, when they won the Gulf Cup;
XI Irak
This is the eleven chosen by the Iraq national team for this friendly match.
1 hour
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Stay tuned to follow Russia vs. Iraq
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What time is the Russia vs Iraq friendly match?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 7:00 hrs.
Bolivia: 9:00 hrs.
Brazil: 10:00 hrs.
Chile: 9:00 hrs.
Colombia: 9:00 hrs.
Ecuador: 9:00 hrs.
Spain: 17:00 hrs.
México: 9:00 hrs.
Paraguay: 10: 00 hrs.
Peru: 9:00 hrs.
Uruguay: 11:00 hrs.
England: 15: 00 hrs
EEUU:10:00 hrs.
Australia: 00:00 hrs.
Watch out for this player from Iraq
Aymen Hussein is a 27-year-old striker who currently plays for Al Jazira and has yet to score in six games this season. He has played 43 games for the Iraqi national team, scoring 14 goals and one assist. He was the top scorer of the Gulf Cup with three goals and one assist;
Watch out for this player from Russia
Aleksandr Sobolev, a 26-year-old center forward currently playing for Spartak Moscow, has nine goals and six assists this season. With the Russian National Team he has played ten matches in which he has scored four goals, the last one against Kyrgyzstan;
How does Iraq arrive?
Iraq's national team is coming off the back of winning the Gulf Cup where it started the group stage with a 0-0 draw against Oman. They then defeated Saudi Arabia 0-2 and closed the group stage with a 5-0 win over Yemen. With these results they qualified for the semifinal round as top of Group A with seven points, the same as Oman, but goal difference was decisive. In the semi-final round they beat Qatar 2-1, while in the final they were again drawn 1-1 with Oman. The final was finally decided in extra time when a stoppage time goal by Younnes gave the title to Iraq;
How does Russia arrive?
The Russian National Team has three consecutive draws. They made their debut in 2023, where they drew 1-1 against Iran. While they closed 2022 where they achieved two nil-nil draws against Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. While they beat Kyrgyzstan 1-2. We recall that Russia could not play the Playoffs to dispute the World Cup in the playoff against Poland after the conflict with Ukraine;
Background
This will be the first time in history that the Russian National Team and Iraq will face each other and they will do it in a friendly match, taking advantage of the first national teams' parade of this 2023;
Venue: The match will be played at the Gazprom Arena, a stadium opened in April 2017 with a capacity of 68,000 spectators.
Preview of the match
Russia and Iraq will meet in a friendly national team match;
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the Russia vs Iraq Friendly Match.
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