Merdeka Tournament 1978

Iraq 2–1 Syria

Saturday 15 Jul 1978 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral)

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Iraq: 1678 → 1683
Syria: 1489 → 1484

Expected score for Iraq: 74.8% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 30, 1966–2022.

Iraq wins: 14
Draws: 11
Syria wins: 5

Form either side

Iraq

Before

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

After

4–0 v Indonesia 17 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–1 v Malaysia 18 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
3–0 v Singapore 20 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
0–2 v South Korea 22 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–0 v Thailand 24 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

Syria

Before

2–1 v Saudi Arabia 26 Nov 1976 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1976
0–1 v Iran 28 Jan 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–2 v Morocco 23 Mar 1977 · Friendly
0–1 v Algeria 26 Feb 1978 · Friendly
0–1 v Indonesia 13 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

2–3 v Japan 17 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–3 v Thailand 20 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
2–5 v Malaysia 23 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–4 v Singapore 25 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
0–2 v South Korea 27 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

Road through the tournament

Iraq

0–0 v Japan 13 Jul 1978
2–1 v Syria 15 Jul 1978
4–0 v Indonesia 17 Jul 1978
2–1 v Malaysia 18 Jul 1978
3–0 v Singapore 20 Jul 1978
0–2 v South Korea 22 Jul 1978
1–0 v Thailand 24 Jul 1978
0–2 v South Korea 29 Jul 1978

Syria

0–1 v Indonesia 13 Jul 1978
1–2 v Iraq 15 Jul 1978
2–3 v Japan 17 Jul 1978
1–3 v Thailand 20 Jul 1978
2–5 v Malaysia 23 Jul 1978
1–4 v Singapore 25 Jul 1978
0–2 v South Korea 27 Jul 1978

Every Iraq v Syria match30

From Iraq's side.


26 Sep 2022	Syria	1–0	Neutral	Jordan International Tournament 2022	—
29 Mar 2022	Syria	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
11 Nov 2021	Syria	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
8 Aug 2019	Syria	0–0	Home	WAFF Championship 2019	—
27 Mar 2018	Syria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
13 Nov 2017	Syria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Aug 2017	Syria	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
18 Mar 2016	Syria	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2013	Syria	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
20 Dec 2012	Syria	0–1	Neutral	WAFF Championship 2012	—
13 Dec 2012	Syria	1–1	Neutral	WAFF Championship 2012	—
29 Jun 2011	Syria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
22 Dec 2010	Syria	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
18 Dec 2010	Syria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
17 May 2008	Syria	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2007	Syria	3–0	Neutral	WAFF Championship 2007	—
25 Jul 2006	Syria	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jul 2006	Syria	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
10 Dec 2005	Syria	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	Friendly	—
3 Sep 2002	Syria	1–0	Away	WAFF Championship 2002	—

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