AYMEN HUSSEIN'S RUN
Aymen Hussein’s 10-game scoring run with Iraq
Iraq striker Aymen Hussein produced an outstanding scoring streak for his national team in 2024.
Over the course of 9 months, from 15 January to 15 October, he scored goals in all 10 Iraq games in which he took part (a total of 13 goals). The first 4 of these games were in the Asian Cup and the last 6 in the World Cup qualifying stage.
His run ended on 14 November when he failed to net against Jordan (0-0). Thus, Hussein left only 1 match short of tying the historical world record of Abdul Ghani Minhat (Malaysia): 11 scoring games in a row in 1961-62.
At the same time, Hussein's series is the longest of its kind in the XXI century.
The last to score for a national team in 10 consecutive games was the Czech Jan Koller (from 5 June 1999 to 26 April 2000).
| AYMEN | HUSSEIN (IRAQ) | GOAL | SCORING | RUN | |
| № | Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Goals |
| 1 | 15/01/2024 | Indonesia | 3:1 | Asian Cup | 1 |
| 2 | 19/01/2024 | Japan | 2:1 | Asian Cup | 2 |
| 3 | 24/01/2024 | Vietnam | 3:2 | Asian Cup | 2 |
| 4 | 29/01/2024 | Jordan | 2:3 | Asian Cup | 1 |
| 5 | 26/03/2024 | Philippines | 5:0 | WCQ | 2 |
| 6 | 06/06/2024 | Indonesia | 2:0 | WCQ | 1 |
| 7 | 11/06/2024 | Vietnam | 3:1 | WCQ | 1 |
| 8 | 05/09/2024 | Oman | 1:0 | WCQ | 1 |
| 9 | 10/10/2024 | Palestine | 1:0 | WCQ | 1 |
| 10 | 15/10/2024 | South Korea | 2:3 | WCQ | 1 |