Vietnam lost 1-3 to Iraq in the final match of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round 2

On the morning of June 12, the Vietnamese team lost 1-3 to Iraq in the final match of Group F of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.

Abdulla Jassim Ali's joy after scoring to make it 2-0 for Iraq - Photo: VFF

Indonesia's 2-0 victory over the Philippines meant that Vietnam had to say goodbye to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers early. The match against host Iraq was just a formality. Therefore, coach Kim Sang Sik made many changes compared to the victory over the Philippines to test the lineup. In fact, Vietnam's performance was not bad. The players in red shirts, despite being forced to play on the field, still held the ball and played quite confidently. However, coach Kim Sang Sik has yet to explain the weakness of Vietnam's defense. And the defensive mistakes made Vietnam pay the price. In the 12th minute, Hussein Ali fired a long-range shot that went hard and beat Nguyen Filip, scoring the opening goal for Iraq. In this situation, goalkeeper Nguyen Filip seemed to be standing a bit too high and was quite passive when Ali fired a shot that he could not block.

Immediately after that, the Vietnamese team lost the ball in the middle of the field to Mohamed Ali. He used his speed and strength to get past Duy Manh. Then, Nguyen Filip rushed out to catch the ball and fouled Mohamed Ali in the penalty area. Penalty for Iraq.

Tuan Hai scored an honorary goal for Vietnam against Iraq - Photo: VFF

But fortunately, Mohamed Ali failed to take the penalty kick, missing the chance to score a goal to increase the score to 2-0 for Iraq. In the following minutes, the Iraqi team completely controlled the game and created many dangerous opportunities.

But it took a bit of luck for Iraq to score a goal to raise the score to 2-0. In the 70th minute, Abdulla Jassim Ali took a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit a Vietnamese defender and then hit the post, leaving goalkeeper Nguyen Filip helpless.

In the 84th minute, the Vietnamese team found a goal to equalize 1-2 thanks to Tuan Hai in a seemingly harmless situation. Tuan Hai received the second ball and fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area. The ball went in lightly but low and quite dangerously, leaving the Iraqi goalkeeper helpless.

Iraq's 3-1 victory was sealed in the 90+1 minute, Louai Al-Ani El Ani broke through on the right wing and fired a shot from outside the box that hit the post and bounced out. Aymen Hussein was there at the right time to tap the ball in for Iraq's third goal.

Defeating Vietnam 3-1, Iraq won Group F of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with an all-win record. Meanwhile, Vietnam finished third with 6 points and was eliminated.

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