AFC ยท IRQ
Iraq
Arabic- and Kurdish-speaking land between the rivers, cradle of writing; the Lions of Mesopotamia qualified the hard way through playoffs.
Head coach
Graham Arnold
Graham James Arnold is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Iraq national team.
Preferred shape
4-3-3
World Cup pedigree
First appearance ๐
Qualifier record
13W ยท 5D ยท 3L โ 44 pts in 21 games
Qualifier goals
32 for ยท 14 against (+18)
Matches
Qualifying campaign
21 matches ยท 13W 5D 3L
Group F ยท Nov 2023
vs
Indonesia
W
5โ1
Group F ยท Nov 2023
at
Vietnam
W
0โ1
Group F ยท Mar 2024
vs
Philippines
W
1โ0
Group F ยท Mar 2024
at
Philippines
W
0โ5
Group F ยท Jun 2024
at
Indonesia
W
0โ2
Group F ยท Jun 2024
vs
Vietnam
W
3โ1
Group B ยท Sep 2024
vs
Oman
W
1โ0
Group B ยท Sep 2024
at
Kuwait
D
0โ0
Group B ยท Oct 2024
vs
Palestine
W
1โ0
Group B ยท Oct 2024
at
South Korea
L
3โ2
Group B ยท Nov 2024
vs
Jordan
D
0โ0
Group B ยท Nov 2024
at
Oman
W
0โ1
Group B ยท Mar 2025
vs
Kuwait
D
2โ2
Group B ยท Mar 2025
at
Palestine
L
2โ1
Group B ยท Jun 2025
vs
South Korea
L
0โ2
Group B ยท Jun 2025
at
Jordan
W
0โ1
Group B ยท Oct 2025
vs
Indonesia
W
1โ0
Group B ยท Oct 2025
at
Saudi Arabia
D
0โ0
First leg ยท Nov 2025
at
United Arab Emirates
D
1โ1
Second leg ยท Nov 2025
vs
United Arab Emirates
W
2โ1
Final ยท Mar 2026
vs
Bolivia
W
2โ1
Community
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahad Talib | 21 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
| 12 | Jalal Hassan | 102 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
| 22 | Ahmed Basil | 16 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rebin Sulaka | 56 | 1 | Port |
| 3 | Hussein Ali | 27 | 1 | Pogoล Szczecin |
| 4 | Zaid Tahseen | 28 | 1 | Pakhtakor |
| 5 | Akam Hashim | 14 | 1 | Al-Zawraa |
| 6 | Manaf Younis | 34 | 1 | Al-Shorta |
| 15 | Ahmed Maknzi | 7 | 0 | Al-Karma |
| 23 | Merchas Doski | 31 | 1 | Viktoria Plzeล |
| 25 | Mustafa Saadoon | 17 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
| 26 | Frans Putros | 28 | 0 | Persib |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Youssef Amyn | 27 | 2 | AEK Larnaca |
| 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh | 76 | 8 | Al Dhafra |
| 14 | Zidane Iqbal | 25 | 2 | Utrecht |
| 16 | Amir Al-Ammari | 51 | 3 | Cracovia |
| 19 | Kevin Yakob | 9 | 0 | AGF |
| 20 | Aimar Sher | 7 | 0 | Sarpsborg 08 |
| 24 | Zaid Ismail | 6 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ali Al-Hamadi | 20 | 5 | Luton Town |
| 10 | Mohanad Ali | 72 | 27 | Dibba |
| 11 | Ahmed Qasem | 3 | 0 | Nashville SC |
| 13 | Ali Yousif | 7 | 1 | Al-Talaba |
| 17 | Ali Jasim | 36 | 2 | Al-Najma |
| 18 | Aymen Hussein | 95 | 33 | Al-Karma |
| 21 | Marko Farji | 12 | 0 | Venezia |