The 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup was a seven-team friendly football tournament, held in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 30 October to 12 November 1989. The timing of this tournament was a year after the end of Iran–Iraq War. Some notable sporting personalities attended this tournament such as Juan Antonio Samaranch, João Havelange and Michel Platini. The seven-teams that participated in this tournament were: Kuwait as Host, Iran Third Place Team of 1988 Asian Cup, Iraq who had Participated in 1988 Olympic Games, South Yemen, Lebanon and two countries from Africa: Uganda and Guinea.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 30 October –12 November 1989 |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Uganda |
| Third place | Kuwait |
| Fourth place | Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
The cup was held as part of the 1989 Peace and Friendship Games, which included 44 countries competing in other sports.
Competition
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Kuwait | 5–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbari 14' Abdul Nabi 39' Suleyman 40' Al-Hassawi 57', 78' | Report |
| Uganda | 2–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Senoga 29' Musisi 38' |
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anbari 43' | Vvubya 73' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Iraq | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Guinea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| South Yemen | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| Guinea | 1–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Camara 90' |
| Iran | 2–0 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Namjoo-Motlagh 35', 61' | Report |
| Iraq | 6–2 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 24' 58' Hussein 55' 87' Kadhim 63' Fadhel 89' | Hussein 51', 72' |
| Iran | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Moharrami 48' (penalty) | Report | Emmerson 75' |
| South Yemen | 1–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Hussein 76' |
| Iran | 0–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Semi finals
| Iran | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Ansarifard 22' Bayani 115' | Report | Vvubya 26' Musisi 106' |
| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 | ||
| Iraq | 2–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 26', 90' | Report | Al-Saleh 70' |
Third-place match
| Iran | 0–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Asfoor 5' |
Final
| Iraq | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 75' | Hasule 35' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Goalscorers
5 goals
- Ahmed Radhi
3 goals
- Mohammed Hussein
2 goals
- Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
- Laith Hussein
- Badr Al-Anbari
- Salah Al-Hassawi
- Ronald Vvubya
- Magid Musisi
1 goals
- Abdoulaye Emmerson
- Fodé Camara
- Mojtaba Moharrami
- Shahrokh Bayani
- Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard
- Samir Kadhim
- Basil Fadhel
- Abdullah Al-Asfoor
- Hamad Al-Saleh
- Abdul Nabi
- Wael Suleyman
- Paul Hasule
- Umar Senoga
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