FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 2

Iraq vs. Iran

Iraq

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Iran

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Stage World Cup - First round Asia-Pacific · Group C
Arena Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
Iraq 25131221 71
Iran 21211925 86
Statistics summary

Team statistics

Iraq Metric Iran
71 Points 86
29/74, 39.2% Field goals 41/99, 41.4%
4/15, 26.7% Three-pointers 13/36, 36.1%
17/20, 85.0% Free throws 15/20, 75.0%
29 Rebounds 37
19 Assists 24
13 Turnovers 15

Field goals (2pt) · Three-pointers (3pt) · Free throws (1pt)

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

Iraq

 71
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. Alqarnawi 22:25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/6 0/3 0/0 —
A. H. Alibraheemi 9:26 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/5 0/1 0/0 —
A. Ismael 13:23 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/6 0/1 3/4 —
Ali Al-Musawi 12:21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/5 1/1 0/0 —
F. R. Barushki 20:12 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/4 2/3 0/0 —
I. Al Zuhairi 29:21 18 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6/10 0/1 6/6 —
M. Abdulqader 17:49 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Al Khafaji 10:39 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3/4 0/0 0/0 —
R. Abdalla 5:41 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
R. Galloway 40:00 19 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 5/14 2/4 7/8 —
T. Hammoodi 10:44 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 2/2 —
Z. Alyousif 7:59 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 1/2 —
Team totals— 7129 92019 721317 29/74 4/15 17/20—
Box score

Iran

 86
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
A. Zanganeh 20:20 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/5 1/3 1/1 —
H. Ali Akbari 16:11 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/0 0/0 —
J. Aghamiri 3:29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0 1/2 —
Arsalan Kazemi 26:46 4 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/3 0/1 2/2 —
M. Aghajanpour 26:12 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/13 3/12 0/0 —
M. Heydari 2:51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
P. Girgurian 21:55 21 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8/12 4/6 1/1 —
Navid Rezaeifar 12:41 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/1 0/0 —
S. M. Jafari 16:44 9 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 3/3 0/0 3/6 —
Mobin Sheikhi 23:16 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4/6 3/5 1/2 —
Behnam Yakhchali 29:35 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3/11 2/9 6/6 —
Team totals— 8637 122524 661520 41/99 13/36 15/20—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

Score progression, shooting efficiency and statistical edges explained at a glance.

Iraq Iran
Final margin +15

Iran established the final difference.

Decisive period P2 · +8

Iran opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +2.2 pp

Iran was more efficient from the field.

Score story

Cumulative progression

The cumulative score at the end of every period shows when the gap opened.

P1 25–21 +4 Iraq
P2 13–21 +8 Iran
P3 12–19 +7 Iran
P4 21–25 +4 Iran
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

39.2%
Iraq 29/74
41.4%
Iran 41/99

Two-pointers

42.0%
Iraq 25/59
46.0%
Iran 28/63

Three-pointers

26.0%
Iraq 4/15
36.0%
Iran 13/36

Free throws

85.0%
Iraq 17/20
75.0%
Iran 15/20
Comparison

Statistical balance

Bars share a scale within each metric for an immediate comparison.

Iraq Metric Iran
29
Rebounds
37
19
Assists
24
7
Steals
6
2
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
15
17
Personal fouls
20
9
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.offensive
12
20
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
25