AFC Asian Cup 2015 · Semi-final

South Korea 2–0 Iraq

Monday 26 Jan 2015 · Sydney, Australia (neutral)

South Korea2–0Iraq

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Jung-hyup Young-Gwon

20′1–0Lee Jung-hyup South Korea
50′2–0Kim Young-Gwon South Korea

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

South Korea

Came on

11Keun-Ho LeeFW↑46′
20Jang Hyun-SooDF↑81′
14Han Kook-YoungMF↑90′

Iraq

Came on

6Ali Adnan KadhimDF↑63′
19Kamil MahdiMF↑63′
16Marwan HusseinFW↑77′

Elo

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

South Korea: 1820 → 1841
Iraq: 1653 → 1632

Expected score for South Korea: 72.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 18 of 24, 1972–2025.

South Korea wins: 11
Draws: 12
Iraq wins: 1

Form either side

South Korea

Before

2–0 v Saudi Arabia 4 Jan 2015 · Friendly
1–0 v Oman 10 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
1–0 v Kuwait 13 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
1–0 v Australia 17 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
2–0 v Uzbekistan 22 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015

After

1–2 v Australia 31 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
1–1 v Uzbekistan 27 Mar 2015 · Friendly
1–0 v New Zealand 31 Mar 2015 · Friendly
3–0 v United Arab Emirates 11 Jun 2015 · Friendly
2–0 v Myanmar 16 Jun 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015

Iraq

Before

0–1 v Iran 4 Jan 2015 · Friendly
1–0 v Jordan 12 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
0–1 v Japan 16 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
2–0 v Palestine 20 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
3–3 v Iran 23 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015

After

2–3 v United Arab Emirates 30 Jan 2015 · AFC Asian Cup 2015
2–1 v DR Congo 28 Mar 2015 · Friendly
1–0 v DR Congo 31 Mar 2015 · Friendly
0–4 v Japan 11 Jun 2015 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2015
3–2 v Lebanon 26 Aug 2015 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

South Korea

1–0 v Oman Group stage
1–0 v Kuwait Group stage
1–0 v Australia Group stage
2–0 v Uzbekistan Quarter-final
2–0 v Iraq Semi-final
1–2 v Australia Final

Iraq

1–0 v Jordan Group stage
0–1 v Japan Group stage
2–0 v Palestine Group stage
3–3 v Iran Quarter-final
0–2 v South Korea Semi-final
2–3 v United Arab Emirates Third-place play-off

Every South Korea v Iraq match24

From South Korea's side.


5 Jun 2025	Iraq	2–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
15 Oct 2024	Iraq	3–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
6 Jan 2024	Iraq	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
16 Nov 2021	Iraq	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
2 Sep 2021	Iraq	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
7 Jun 2017	Iraq	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
26 Jan 2015	Iraq	2–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2015	Semi-final
28 Mar 2009	Iraq	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jul 2007	Iraq	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2007	Semi-final
29 Jun 2007	Iraq	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Oct 1993	Iraq	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
28 Apr 1993	Iraq	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
25 Apr 1993	Iraq	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Feb 1990	Iraq	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jun 1985	Iraq	2–0	Home	Korea Cup 1985	—
10 Mar 1982	Iraq	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
7 Mar 1982	Iraq	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
13 Sep 1981	Iraq	1–1	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1981	—
29 Jul 1978	Iraq	2–0	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1978	—
22 Jul 1978	Iraq	2–0	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1978	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN