Arab Cup · Saturday 9 April 1966 · Baghdad, Iraq
Iraq 3–1 Libya (9 Apr 1966): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Iraq winDrawLibya win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Iraq and Libya.
- Head-to-head before this game: Iraq 1 wins, Libya 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Libya 0–2 Iraq on 14 March 1966 (International Friendly).
- Iraq won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 16 goals.
- Libya won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 34 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Iraq 1556, Libya 1569 — Iraq were favourites.
Iraq: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Lebanon7 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 10–1 vs Bahrain5 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 2–1 vs Jordan2 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 3–1 vs Kuwait1 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 1–2 vs Morocco19 Mar 1966 · International Friendly
Libya: last 5 matches
- 13–0 vs Yemen6 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 0–0 vs Syria4 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 21–0 vs Oman3 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 0–0 vs Palestine1 Apr 1966 · Arab Cup
- 0–1 vs Malta27 Mar 1966 · International Friendly