Russia U21 5-1 Iraq U23 in the U23 Friendly Games.

Russia U21 won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 15 and conceding 3.

Iraq U23 won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–D–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 2 times: Russia U21 2 wins, Iraq U23 0, 0 draws.