Friendly

Iraq 3–0 Algeria

Tuesday 21 Feb 1978 · Baghdad, Iraq

Iraq3–0Algeria

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iraq: 1666 → 1674
Algeria: 1548 → 1540

Expected score for Iraq: 77.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 8, 1972–2025.

Iraq wins: 3
Draws: 4
Algeria wins: 1

Form either side

Iraq

Before

5–0 v Thailand 25 Jul 1977 · Merdeka Tournament 1977
1–1 v South Korea 28 Jul 1977 · Merdeka Tournament 1977
0–1 v South Korea 31 Jul 1977 · Merdeka Tournament 1977
3–0 v Morocco 27 Nov 1977 · Friendly
0–0 v Morocco 3 Dec 1977 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Algeria 23 Feb 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v North Korea 27 Feb 1978 · Friendly
1–1 v Algeria 2 Jul 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Algeria 4 Jul 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Japan 13 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

Algeria

Before

1–1 v Tunisia 28 Feb 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–2 v Kenya 13 Mar 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
2–0 v Senegal 1 May 1977 · Friendly
2–0 v Zambia 9 Jun 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977
0–2 v Zambia 26 Jun 1977 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1977

After

0–1 v Iraq 23 Feb 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Syria 26 Feb 1978 · Friendly
0–1 v Libya 12 Mar 1978 · Friendly
1–1 v Iraq 2 Jul 1978 · Friendly
0–0 v Iraq 4 Jul 1978 · Friendly

Every Iraq v Algeria match8

From Iraq's side.


9 Dec 2025	Algeria	0–2	Neutral	Arab Cup 2025	—
4 Jul 1978	Algeria	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
2 Jul 1978	Algeria	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
23 Feb 1978	Algeria	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
21 Feb 1978	Algeria	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Aug 1973	Algeria	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	Palestine Cup 1973	—
15 Aug 1973	Algeria	0–0	Neutral	Palestine Cup 1973	—
12 Jan 1972	Algeria	3–1	Home	Palestine Cup 1972	—

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