BRISBANE: Jordan has won just one of its previous 10 matches against 2007 champion Iraq, drawing twice and losing seven. Iraq has also failed to score more than one goal in each of its last six Asian Cup matches, scoring four in total, and the side won’t be helped by Jordan’s strong defensive record — the Jordanians conceded just three goals in six qualification matches for this tournament.

Iraq also comes into the Asian Cup having lost three matches in qualifying — the most of any of the 16 teams who made it to Australia — but can look to midfielder Younes Mahmoud for some inspiration from eight years ago. The captain scored a 73rd-minute header in the Asian Cup final to give Iraq its 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia and the title. Mahmoud, 31, had been without a club for the past year but was an over-age player at the Asian Games in September, scoring four times as Iraq finished third. After that performance, new coach Radhi Shenaishil recalled him for the Asian Cup.

With Japan expected to beat Palestine on Monday, the match could decide who joins the reigning champions in the last eight.

Iraq: Jalal Hasssan, Mohammed Hamed, Ali Yasin, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ali Bahjat, Ali Faiz, Salak Shaker, Walid Salim, Samih Saeed, Ali Adnan, Dhargham Ismail, Ahmed Yasin, Amjad Kalaf, Ali Husni, Humam Tariq, Yaser Kasim, Saad Abdul Amir Mahdi Kamil, Osama Rashid, Younes Mahmoud, Alaa Abdul Zahra, Justin Meram, Marwan Hussein.

Jordan: Amer Shafi, Rajaei Ayed Fadel Hasan, Tareq Khattab, Sameer Raja Suleiman, Mohammad Mustafa, Odai Al-Saify, Ahmad Nawaf Israiwah, Saeed Murjan, Mahmoud Zatara, Ahmad Hayel, Oday Zahran, Mutaz Yasin, Khalil Baniateya, Abdallah Deeb, Mohammad Al-Daoud, Monther Abu Amara, Saleh Ibrahim, Ahmad Elias Ahmad Ali, Anas Bani Yaseen, Hamza Aldaradreh, Mohammad Al-Dmeiri, Ahmad Nawwas, Yousef Ahmad Mohammad.