FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

Bahrain 2–0 Iraq

Thursday 23 Aug 2001 · Riffa, Bahrain

Bahrain2–0Iraq

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Yousef Kuwari

58′1–0Talal Yousef Bahrain
82′2–0Ghazi Al Kuwari Bahrain

Elo

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

Bahrain: 1547 → 1580
Iraq: 1686 → 1653

Expected score for Bahrain: 44.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 14 of 34, 1966–2025.

Bahrain wins: 5
Draws: 14
Iraq wins: 15

Form either side

Bahrain

Before

0–1 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 Jun 2001 · Merdeka Tournament 2001
2–0 v Slovakia 25 Jun 2001 · Merdeka Tournament 2001
0–2 v Uzbekistan 28 Jun 2001 · Merdeka Tournament 2001
1–1 v Qatar 10 Aug 2001 · Friendly
1–1 v Saudi Arabia 17 Aug 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

After

1–1 v Thailand 6 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–0 v Iran 14 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–4 v Saudi Arabia 21 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–1 v Iraq 28 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–0 v Qatar 5 Oct 2001 · Friendly

Iraq

Before

4–2 v Nepal 23 Apr 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–1 v Kazakhstan 25 Apr 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–1 v Oman 29 Jul 2001 · Friendly
2–2 v United Arab Emirates 2 Aug 2001 · Friendly
4–0 v Thailand 17 Aug 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

After

0–1 v Saudi Arabia 31 Aug 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–2 v Iran 7 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–0 v Qatar 14 Sep 2001 · Friendly
1–1 v Thailand 22 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–0 v Bahrain 28 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

Road through the tournament

Bahrain

1–2 v Kuwait 3 Feb 2001
1–0 v Kyrgyzstan 6 Feb 2001
2–1 v Singapore 9 Feb 2001
2–1 v Kyrgyzstan 21 Feb 2001
2–0 v Singapore 24 Feb 2001
1–0 v Kuwait 27 Feb 2001
1–1 v Saudi Arabia 17 Aug 2001
2–0 v Iraq 23 Aug 2001
1–1 v Thailand 6 Sep 2001
0–0 v Iran 14 Sep 2001
0–4 v Saudi Arabia 21 Sep 2001
0–1 v Iraq 28 Sep 2001
1–1 v Thailand 16 Oct 2001
3–1 v Iran 21 Oct 2001

Iraq

8–0 v Macau 12 Apr 2001
9–1 v Nepal 14 Apr 2001
1–1 v Kazakhstan 16 Apr 2001
5–0 v Macau 21 Apr 2001
4–2 v Nepal 23 Apr 2001
1–1 v Kazakhstan 25 Apr 2001
4–0 v Thailand 17 Aug 2001
0–2 v Bahrain 23 Aug 2001
0–1 v Saudi Arabia 31 Aug 2001
1–2 v Iran 7 Sep 2001
1–1 v Thailand 22 Sep 2001
1–0 v Bahrain 28 Sep 2001
1–2 v Saudi Arabia 5 Oct 2001
1–2 v Iran 12 Oct 2001

Every Bahrain v Iraq match34

From Bahrain's side.


3 Dec 2025	Iraq	1–2	Neutral	Arab Cup 2025	—
25 Dec 2024	Iraq	2–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2024	—
3 Dec 2021	Iraq	0–0	Neutral	Arab Cup 2021	—
5 Dec 2019	Iraq	2–2	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2019	—
19 Nov 2019	Iraq	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019	—
5 Sep 2019	Iraq	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2019	—
14 Aug 2019	Iraq	1–0	Away	WAFF Championship 2019	—
23 Dec 2017	Iraq	1–1	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2017	—
14 Oct 2014	Iraq	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
28 Dec 2013	Iraq	0–0	Neutral	WAFF Championship 2013	—
15 Jan 2013	Iraq	1–1	Home	Gulf Cup 2013	—
26 Nov 2010	Iraq	2–3	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2010	—
4 Jan 2009	Iraq	3–1	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2009	—
21 Jan 2007	Iraq	1–1	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2007	—
7 Aug 2005	Iraq	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
12 Dec 2003	Iraq	2–2	Home	Prime Minister's Cup 2003	—
24 Oct 2003	Iraq	1–0	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2003	—
8 Oct 2003	Iraq	1–5	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2003	—
23 Nov 2002	Iraq	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
28 Sep 2001	Iraq	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—

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