Iraq U23 1-2 Yemen U23 in the Arabian Gulf Cup U23, round 1.

Iraq U23 won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–D), scoring 4 and conceding 6.

Yemen U23 won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 3 times: Iraq U23 2 wins, Yemen U23 1, 0 draws.