The star Ayman Hussein led the Iraqi national team against its guest, Oman, with a clean goal during the match that brought them together in the first round of the third stage of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals.

The match began with the Iraqi players controlling the ball, amid continuous encouragement from the fans that filled Basra International Stadium.

The Iraqi national team scored early, 12 minutes into the first half, with a corner kick taken by Ali Jassim from the right of the field, which Ayman Hussein headed into the goal.

In the following minutes, the Omani team tried to enter the atmosphere of the match to equalize, but without any danger.

The Oman national team's defense blocked a cross from Iraqi national team player Ali Jassim in the 27th minute before it reached his teammate Ayman Hussein.

In the following minutes, the Iraqi team continued the pressure and Ayman Hussein almost increased his team's lead with a second goal in the 40th minute, but his shot was blocked by the Omani team's goalkeeper.

At the beginning of the second half, the coach of the Oman national team brought on player Mohsen Al-Ghassani instead of Muhammad Al-Jaafari and player Zaher Suleiman instead of his teammate Issam Al-Subhi.

The second half began with a dispute over the ball between the players of the two teams, but without any threat to the goal.

In the 84th minute, Iraq coach Casas brought in player Ali Al Hammadi instead of Ayman Hussein to activate the offensive side, and player Danilo Al Saeed instead of Youssef Amin, but the match ended with the result of the first half.

The match referee had issued a red card in the 90+5 minute against the Oman national team player, Arshad Al-Alawi.