Palestine Cup · Friday 14 January 1972 · Baghdad, Iraq
Iraq
EgyptIraq 1–3 Egypt (14 Jan 1972): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Iraq winDrawEgypt win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Iraq and Egypt.
- Head-to-head before this game: Iraq 0 wins, Egypt 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Iraq 0–0 Egypt on 1 January 1972 (Palestine Cup).
- Iraq won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Iraq 1672, Egypt 1712 — Iraq were favourites.
Iraq: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs Algeria12 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 3–1 vs Kuwait7 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 3–0 vs Libya5 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 0–0 vs Egypt1 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 1–0 vs Kuwait24 Dec 1971 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 4–2 vs Syria12 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 1–1 vs Libya7 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 2–0 vs Kuwait5 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 0–0 vs Iraq1 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 3–2 vs Morocco27 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Iraq0–0Egypt1 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup