A 1-1 draw settled the encounter between the Iraqi national team and its Omani counterpart, in the match that brought them together at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the first round of Group A in the Arabian Gulf Cup "Gulf 27".
The Iraqi national team started the match strongly and managed to open the scoring early in the sixth minute through Mohammed Qasim Majid, after he unleashed a powerful shot with his left foot from inside the penalty area, which found the back of goalkeeper Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini's net, giving the Lions of Mesopotamia the lead.
Iraq maintained its lead until the end of the first half, despite the Omani national team's attempts to come back into the game, ending the first half with the Iraqi team leading by one goal to nil.
In the second half, the Omani national team intensified its attempts in search of an equalizer, until Nasser Al-Rawahi managed to score the equalizer in the 67th minute, after he took advantage of his presence inside the penalty area and shot with his right foot into the Iraqi national team's net.
Both teams tried to snatch the winning goal in the remaining minutes, but their attempts did not result in a change of score, so the match ended in a 1-1 draw, and each team earned a point at the start of their journey in the tournament.
The match statistics showed a relative advantage for the Iraqi national team in terms of the number of shots, as they had 15 shots compared to 3 for Oman, while possession was 56% for Iraq compared to 44% for the Omani national team.
With this result, Iraq and Oman earned their first point in Group A, which also includes Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before the continuation of the first round matches.