Outclassed and outmatched. The best way to describe Vietnam in their final match against Iraq in the second round of the AFC qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Head coach of the Vietnamese national football team Kim Sang-sik appreciated Iraq but believed Vietnam still have the chance despite playing on away ground at the 2026 World Cup qualification match on June 12 in Basra.

Omar Al Ali, a referee from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will officiate in the final match between Vietnam and Iraq in the second qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.

Vietnam bid farewell to the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with a 2-3 defeat to Iraq after conceding in the last minute of the game.

Head coach Philippe Troussier said on January 23 that the men’s national football team will try their best to have a good performance in their last Group D match against Iraq at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s officials have asked Vietnam's coaches and players to look for a positive result in their last Asian Cup's group round match on January 24 in Doha, Qatar.

Vietnam lost 0-1 to Iraq at the dying minutes in a Group F match of the second qualification round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on November 21 evening.

President Vo Van Thuong on September 27 cabled a message of sympathy to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid over a devastating fire in the town of Al-Hamdaniyah, Nineveh province in northern Iraq that caused significant human and property losses.

Vietnam have drawn into Group D of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 together with strong rivals, including Japan, Iraq and Indonesia.

Thailand earned 95.23 billion baht (2.54 billion USD) from exporting 5.41 million tonnes of rice in the first nine months of this year, up 40% in volume and 36% in value from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 17 sent a message of congratulations to Abdul Latif Rashid on his election as President of Iraq.

Vietnam’s U23 team is to play Iraq and Croatia at the 2022 Dubai Cup, which is a friendly tournament scheduled to take place later this March in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a letter of congratulations to Mohammed al-Halbousi on his election as Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament.

Vietnam hopes that the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) will complete its investigation activities in Iraq soon, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

Vietnam voiced support for provision of assistance to Iraq in addressing current challenges in the war-torn country during a UN Security Council meeting on November 23.

Vietnam supports a free and fair election in Iraq, with the participation of people from all walks of life, including women and youths, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has affirmed.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, on November 24 called on the international community to continue support for Iraq, which is facing deep-rooted economic, social and political challenges.

A representative from the Vietnamese permanent mission to the United Nations (UN) has called for full respect to Iraq's political independence, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity; affirming that dialogue, national solidarity and concord are key factors to the country’s stability.

Vietnam welcomed the results that the United Nations (UN) Investigative Team to promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by the self-claimed Islamic State (IS) group (UNITAD) has achieved in its investigations and collection of evidence of the IS’s crimes, during a video conference of the UN Security Council on June 15.

Vietnam will play Iraq in a friendly match ahead of their next 2022 World Cup qualifier in March.