Head to head · Men's national teams
Iraq v United Arab Emirates
Iraq and United Arab Emirates have met 31 times since 1973: Iraq lead 12–7.
12Iraq wins
12draws
7United Arab Emirates wins
Goals: Iraq 46, United Arab Emirates 30 · 31 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Monday, 20 August 1973: Iraq 3–1 United Arab Emirates in Benghazi.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 18 November 2025: Iraq 2–1 United Arab Emirates (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Iraq's biggest win: Iraq 5–0 United Arab Emirates, 1975.
- United Arab Emirates's biggest win: United Arab Emirates 2–0 Iraq, 2014.
- 26 of the 31 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 18 Nov | Iraq 2–1 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Basra, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 13 Nov | United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 2022 | ||
| 24 Mar | Iraq 1–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2021 | ||
| 12 Oct | United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 12 Jan | United Arab Emirates 0–0 Iraq Friendly · Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 2019 | ||
| 29 Nov | United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iraq Gulf Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2018 | ||
| 2 Jan | Iraq 0–0 United Arab Emirates Gulf Cup · Kuwait City, Kuwait (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2017 | ||
| 5 Sept | Iraq 1–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Amman, Jordan (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2016 | ||
| 15 Nov | United Arab Emirates 2–0 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2015 | ||
| 30 Jan | Iraq 2–3 United Arab Emirates AFC Asian Cup · Newcastle, Australia (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2014 | ||
| 20 Nov | United Arab Emirates 2–0 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2013 | ||
| 18 Jan | United Arab Emirates 2–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riffa, Bahrain (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2011 | ||
| 15 Jan | United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iraq AFC Asian Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2010 | ||
| 23 Nov | Iraq 0–0 United Arab Emirates Gulf Cup · Aden, Yemen (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2009 | ||
| 18 Nov | United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iraq Friendly · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
Iraq |
| 2008 | ||
| 27 Dec | United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq Friendly · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 31 Jan | United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iraq Friendly · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Iraq |
| 2004 | ||
| 16 Dec | Iraq 1–1 United Arab Emirates Gulf Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2001 | ||
| 2 Aug | United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq Friendly · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 1999 | ||
| 3 Nov | United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 1996 | ||
| 15 Dec | United Arab Emirates 1–0 Iraq AFC Asian Cup · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
| 1988 | ||
| 10 Mar | United Arab Emirates 0–0 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1986 | ||
| 25 Sept | United Arab Emirates 2–1 Iraq Asian Games · Daegu, South Korea (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 24 Mar | United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riffa, Bahrain (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1985 | ||
| 27 Sept | Iraq 1–2 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Taif, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 20 Sept | United Arab Emirates 2–3 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Iraq |
| 1984 | ||
| 15 Mar | Iraq 0–0 United Arab Emirates Gulf Cup · Muscat, Oman (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1979 | ||
| 4 Apr | Iraq 5–0 United Arab Emirates Gulf Cup · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 1976 | ||
| 6 Apr | Iraq 4–0 United Arab Emirates Gulf Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1975 | ||
| 21 Dec | Iraq 5–0 United Arab Emirates Palestine Cup · Tunis, Tunisia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1973 | ||
| 20 Aug | Iraq 3–1 United Arab Emirates Palestine Cup · Benghazi, Libya (neutral) |
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.