Iraq edge Kuwait 3-2 with stoppage-time winner to top Gulf Cup group

Iraq beat Kuwait 3-2 in Jeddah, with a stoppage-time winner securing three points that put them top of Group 1.

• Nabil Karar scored in the 9th minute of stoppage time to give Iraq a 3-2 win over Kuwait in Jeddah.
• Zaidan Iqbal (52') and Saif Rashid (83') scored for Iraq, with Youssef Nasser netting twice for Kuwait (75' penalty, 90').
• The win lifted Iraq to four points atop Group 1, while Kuwait remained bottom with none.
• Kuwait's Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi was sent off late in the match, reducing his side to ten men.
• Iraq coach Graham Arnold said the 3-2 win over Kuwait carried many lessons, noting half his squad's World Cup experience motivates younger players.