Spain 1-1 Iraq Summary: Score, Goals, Highlights, World Cup 2026 Friendly Game
Ferran Torres scored early for Spain, but Merchas Doski answered for Iraq as the sides shared a draw before the World Cup.
- On Thursday, June 4, 2026, Spain and Iraq finished their World Cup warm-up friendly in a 1-1 draw at the Estadio de Riazor in A Coruña, with over 32,000 fans attending.
- Ferran Torres opened the scoring for Spain in the 16th minute off a counter-attack engineered by Dani Olmo, but Iraq defender Merchas Doski equalized in the 27th minute with an assist from Akam Hashim.
- Spain manager Luis de la Fuente deployed heavy second-half rotation, creating a disjointed performance, while Iraq coach Graham Arnold praised his side's defensive discipline holding the European champions level.
- Iraq faces Venezuela in Chicago on June 9, while Spain travels to Mexico to play Peru next week before their June 15 World Cup opener in Atlanta.
- The 2026 World Cup begins in one week with Iraq entering Group I alongside Norway, France, and Senegal, while Spain faces Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, and Uruguay in Group H.
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CM 2026. Surprised at the Friendly Spain - Iraq, the Last Match of the Iberians Before the World Cup
Spain's national football team remixed, score 1-1, with Iraq, in the penultimate match played before the 2026 World Cup, in a friend that took place in La Coruna.
La Coruña, Spain. Iraq surprised a very experimental Spain, which could not pass the tie 1-1 in the first of its two preparation matches facing the World Cup 2026, this Thursday in La Coruña (Galicia, northwest of the country).Ferran Torres (minute 16) opened the score for Spain, but Merchas Doski equalled (27′) in a game in which the Red seemed to accuse the lack of shooting and a massive rotation in its ranks. “It was a day of sensations and g…
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The general essay of Spain before traveling to the World Cup left more unknown than certainties. In a friendly duel fought in Riazor, the team of Luis de la Fuente did not pass from the tie against Iraq in a meeting conditioned by the tests, absences and a rhythm far from that demanded in the elite. The technician opted for an experimental former, with footballers who will hardly have a leading role in the World Cup. Between casualties, played p…
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