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Algeria v Iraq
Algeria and Iraq have met 8 times since 1972: Iraq lead 3–2.
2Algeria wins
3draws
3Iraq wins
Goals: Algeria 4, Iraq 8 · 8 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 12 January 1972: Iraq 3–1 Algeria in Baghdad.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 9 December 2025: Algeria 2–0 Iraq (Arab Cup).
- Algeria's biggest win: Algeria 2–0 Iraq, 2025.
- Iraq's biggest win: Iraq 3–0 Algeria, 1978.
- 4 of the 8 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 9 Dec | Algeria 2–0 Iraq Arab Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
Algeria |
| 1978 | ||
| 4 Jul | Algeria 0–0 Iraq Friendly · Algiers, Algeria |
Draw |
| 2 Jul | Algeria 1–1 Iraq Friendly · Algiers, Algeria |
Draw |
| 23 Feb | Iraq 1–0 Algeria Friendly · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 21 Feb | Iraq 3–0 Algeria Friendly · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 1973 | ||
| 25 Aug | Algeria 0–0 Iraq (pens) Palestine Cup · Tripoli, Libya (neutral) |
Algeria |
| 15 Aug | Algeria 0–0 Iraq Palestine Cup · Benghazi, Libya (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1972 | ||
| 12 Jan | Iraq 3–1 Algeria Palestine Cup · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.