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Head to head

Iraq vs Kuwait

If they played today

Iraq at home
61% / 22% / 17%
Iraq win / draw / Kuwait win
Iraq–Kuwait
  • 1–0 11.5%
  • 2–0 10.9%
  • 1–1 10.4%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.9%
Neutral venue
53% / 24% / 23%
Iraq win / draw / Kuwait win
Iraq–Kuwait
  • 1–1 11.4%
  • 1–0 11.0%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 2–0 9.4%
  • 0–1 6.7%
Kuwait at home
45% / 26% / 30%
Iraq win / draw / Kuwait win
Iraq–Kuwait
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 1–0 10.4%
  • 2–1 9.1%
  • 0–1 8.1%
  • 2–0 7.8%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 IraqKuwait
Current Elo16731475
Elo rank72nd120th
Peak Elo1844 (1984)1800 (1977)
Matches played658684
All-time record304W 188D 166L285W 179D 220L
Goals for10061067
Goals against621770
Biggest win13–0 vs Ethiopia · 1992-08-18 · Jordan International Tournament20–0 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-14 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–6 vs Chile · 2013-08-14 · Friendly0–8 vs Portugal · 2003-11-19 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.02
AFC Asian Cups won11
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.971.11

When they've met

Meetings
35
Iraq 16W 11D 8L
Goals
49–36
Iraq first
First meeting
1–0
Iraq won · 1964-11-13 · Arab Cup
Most recent
2–2
Drawn · 2025-03-20 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq's biggest win
3–0
1978-12-18 · Asian Games
Kuwait's biggest win
4–2
1976-04-15 · Gulf Cup
Most common result
1–0
Iraq first · 7 times, last 2022-12-30
Current run
Unbeaten in 6
Iraq · since 2014-12-22
35 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-03-202–2Iraq homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-09-100–0Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2022-12-301–0Iraq homeFriendly
2021-01-272–1Iraq homeFriendly
2018-09-102–2Kuwait homeFriendly
2014-12-221–1NeutralFriendly
2014-11-140–1NeutralGulf Cup
2013-01-091–0NeutralGulf Cup
2011-07-130–2NeutralFriendly
2011-03-290–1NeutralFriendly
2010-12-022–2NeutralGulf Cup
2010-11-171–1NeutralFriendly
2009-01-101–1NeutralGulf Cup
2008-03-210–0Kuwait homeFriendly
2005-11-260–0Kuwait homeFriendly
1989-11-082–1Kuwait homeFriendly
1989-10-151–0Iraq homeFriendly
1988-03-081–0NeutralGulf Cup
1987-02-210–2Kuwait homeFriendly
1986-04-031–2NeutralGulf Cup
1984-03-223–1NeutralGulf Cup
1982-12-031–0NeutralAsian Games
1982-11-251–2NeutralAsian Games
1979-03-303–1Iraq homeGulf Cup
1978-12-183–0NeutralAsian Games
1976-06-112–3NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1976-04-152–4NeutralGulf Cup
1976-04-082–2NeutralGulf Cup
1972-01-073–1Iraq homePalestine Cup
1971-12-241–0Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
1971-12-101–1Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
1971-11-193–1Iraq homeFriendly
1971-01-282–0Kuwait homeFriendly
1966-04-013–1Iraq homeArab Cup
1964-11-131–0Kuwait homeArab Cup