Iraqi National Football Team (U-20 Men)
| Nickname (s) | Young Lions of Mesopotamia Leyouth Al-Rafidayn (ليوث الرافدين) |
| Association | Iraq Football Association |
| confederacy | AFC |
| Head coach | Rahim Hameed |
| Assistant coach | Haidar Obeid |
| captain | Mohammad Salam Enad |
| FIFA code | IRQ |
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The Iraqi U-20 national soccer team is a national team of Iraqi soccer players. It is subject to the Iraq Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 World Cup .
The team achieved their best result at a World Cup when they finished fourth in 2013 in Turkey , after losing to Uruguay on penalties in the semifinals . She had previously participated in three World Cup finals. In 1977 and 2001 she was eliminated in the group stage, in 1989 she reached the quarter-finals. In 1979 , the team had qualified for the World Cup finals, but did not take part.
Participation in U20 soccer world championships
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Preliminary round |
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withdrawn |
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not qualified |
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Quarter finals |
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not qualified |
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Preliminary round |
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not qualified |
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4th Place |
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not qualified |
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