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Revision as of 10:44, 19 January 2007

Iraq
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)اسود الرافدين Assood Al Rafidain
(Lions of the Two Rivers)
AssociationIraqi Football Association
Head coachIraq Akram Ahmed Salman,(2005-)
Most capsHussein Saeed (126)
Top scorerHussein Saeed (63)
FIFA codeIRQ
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current83
Highest39 (October 2004)
Lowest139 (July 1996)
First international
Morocco Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq Template:Country data Iraq 21-59
(Lebanon; October 19, 1957)
Biggest win
Template:Country data Iraq 63-91 Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain Bahrain
(Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966)
Biggest defeat
Turkey Turkey 7 - 1 Iraq Template:Country data Iraq 59-63
(Turkey; December 6, 1959)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1986)
Best resultRound 1, 1986
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1972)
Best resultFourth place, 1976

The Iraqi national football team is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraqi Football Association. It qualified for the finals of one World Cup, in 1986.

During the rule of the government of President Saddam Hussein, the President's son, Uday Hussein, was in charge of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and, by extension, the national football team. Under Uday's leadership, motivational lectures to the team included threats to cut off players' legs, while missed practices resulted in prison time, and losses resulted in flogging with electric cable or baths in raw sewage. [1] Despite the turmoil in the country following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the football team, then guided by Adnan Hamd, continued playing international tournaments with good results. Its Under-23 team qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics and then represented the country in the Asian Cup, where reached the quarterfinals, as they had done in 1996 and 2000. At the 2004 Olympics, Iraq defeated Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia on their way to securing fourth place in the tournament.

During the 2004 Olympics, team members expressed their objections to TV commercials of the re-election campaign of George W. Bush which made reference to Iraq's participation in the Games. [2] [3]

World Cup record

Asian Cup record

Asian Games record

The Iraqi football team line up for the recent Asian Games in Doha, Qatar in which they won a silver medal.

WAFF Championship record

Arab Nations Cup record




Current National Team

The following 26 players named for the Gulf Cup 18.

Caps and goals included Iraq match against Qatar, on 18 January 2007.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mohammed Kassid Kadhim 10 December 1986 0 0 Iraq Al Shurta
22 1GK Noor Sabri 6 June1984 Iran Mes Kerman
37 1GK Serhank Muhsen Iraq Arbil
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2 2DF Samal Saeed Mujbel 01 December 1987 Iraq Al Shurta
3 2DF Jassim Muhammad Haji 3 May 1984 Iraq Duhok FC
4 2DF Yasir Raad 1 July 1982 Iraq Arbil
14 2DF Haidar Abdul-Amir 5 April 1982 Jordan Al-Faisaly
15 2DF Ali Hussein Rahima 15 April 1985 Iraq Arbil
20 2DF Ahmed Khadim Assar (c) 1 July 1976 Iran Pas Tehran
26 2DF Haider Aboodi Hantosh 26 March 1987 1 0 Iraq Najaf FC
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
5 3MF Nashat Akram 12 September 1984 38 8 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
6 3MF Saleh Sdeer 21 August 1982 Lebanon Al-Ansar
8 3MF Karrar Jassim Mohammed 15 March 1987 0 0 Iraq Najaf FC
11 3MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed 12 September 1982 41 10 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
18 3MF Mahdi Karim 10 December 1983 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
19 3MF Haitham Khadim 20 November 1983 Iraq Arbil
28 3MF Wissam Zaki Iraq Arbil
32 3MF Khalid Mushir Iraq Duhok FC
~~ 3MF Ahmad Abd Ali (Kobi) 18 January 1986 0 0 Iraq Al Zawraa
~~ 3MF Samer Saeed Mujbel 1 December 1987 0 0 Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
7 4FW Emad Mohammed 19 November 1982 Iran Sepahan
9 4FW Razzaq Farhan 1 July 1974 62 25 United Arab Emirates Ajman
10 4FW Younis Mahmoud 3 February 1983 37 22 Qatar Al-Gharafa
17 4FW Ahmad Sallah 18 June 1982 Iraq Arbil
23 4FW Mostafa Kareem 21 July 1987 0 0 Iraq Arbil
25 4FW Mohammad Nasser 12 March 1984 Cyprus Apollon Limassol


Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to Iraq squad for the Asian Cup 2007 Qualifications and friendly matches.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sarmad Rasheed 1 January 1981 Iraq Al Zawraa
2DF Bassim Abbas 1 July 1982 34 0 Lebanon Nejmeh
2DF Haidar Abdul-Razzaq 6 June 1982 16 0 Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2DF Wisam Khadim Hafid Iraq Al Zawraa
2DF Alaa Abdul-Hussein 7 October 1986 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
3MF Jassim Swadi 15 December 1975 21 4 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
3MF Abdul-Wahab Abu al-Hail 21 December 1979 Iran Sepahan
3MF Qusay Munir 12 April 1981 32 5 Qatar Umm Salal
3MF Safwan Abdul-Ghani 13 August 1983 Iraq Arbil FC
3MF Nawaf Falah 20 June 1986 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda FC
4FW Louay Salah Hassan 25 March 1982 Iran Persepolis FC


Upcoming matches

Famous Players


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External links

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