Iraq national football team

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Iraq

Nickname(s)	Lions of Mesopotamia Asood Al-Rafidain (اسود الرافدين)
Association	Iraq Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Nadhim Shakir
Asst coach	Haidar Nejm
Captain	Younis Mahmoud
Most caps	Hussein Saeed (126)
Top scorer	Hussein Saeed (63)
Home stadium	Al Shaab Stadium (Baghdad)
FIFA code	IRQ
FIFA ranking	94
Highest FIFA ranking	39 (October 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	139 (July 1996)
Elo ranking	57
Highest Elo ranking	24 (December 1982)
Lowest Elo ranking	86 (February 2006)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq (Lebanon; October 19, 1957)
Biggest win
Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain (Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966)
Biggest defeat
Turkey 7 - 1 Iraq (Adana, Turkey; December 6, 1959)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1986)
Best result	Round 1, 1986
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1972)
Best result	Champions, 2007
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2009)
Best result	Group Stage, 2009

Medal record
Men’s Football
Asian Games
Gold	1982 New Delhi	Team
Silver	2006 Doha	Team
Pan Arab Games
Gold	1985 Morocco	Team
Silver	1999 Jordan	Team
West Asian Games
Gold	2005 Doha	Team

The Iraqi national football team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة القدم‎) is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They are the reigning champions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Contents 1 History 1.1 The Golden Generation 1.2 The Dark Generation 1.3 Post war and successes 1.4 Temporary Suspension 2 Home and Difficulties 3 Kits 4 World Cup record 5 FIFA Confederations Cup record 5.1 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 6 Olympic Games record 7 Asian Competitions History 7.1 Major Tournaments 7.2 Regional Tournaments 8 Inter Confederations Competitions History 9 Coaching staff 9.1 Current coaching staff 9.2 Current coach Achievements 9.3 Current Coach Managerial stats with Iraq (A) team 10 Current Squad 10.1 Squad information 10.2 Recent Squad 10.3 Recent call-ups 10.4 Previous Squads 11 Coaches 12 Youth Level 12.1 AFC Youth Championship record 12.2 FIFA Youth World Cup record 13 Trivia 14 References 15 External links

[edit] History

[edit] The Golden Generation

Iraqi football reached a peak in the 1970s and 1980s - Iraq qualified for the 1986 World Cup and the Olympic Games 3 times in Moscow, Los Angeles and Seoul. Iraq also won the 1982 Asian Games, the Arab Nations Cup 4 times, the Gulf Cup of Nations 3 times, and the 1985 Pan Arab Games fielding a B team. Iraq finished in 4th place in the 1976 AFC Asian Cup - the last Asian Cup Iraq would participate in until (1996).

[edit] The Dark Generation

During the rule of the government of Saddam Hussein, Saddam'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, if penalites or an open goal was missed or own goals were scored then that person would have their feet whipped with thorns.^[1] After the Gulf War, Iraq was banned from participating in the Asian Games and in most Arab competitions. In 1996 Iraq was ranked 139th in the world, the worst FIFA ranking in Iraqi football history.

[edit] Post war and successes

Despite the war in Iraq, the football team continued playing international tournaments with good results. In 2004, Iraq reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, as they had done in 1996 and 2000, and they then qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Iraq defeated Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia, finally coming 4^th, winning the fair play award, and by the end of the year the 2004 AFC team of the year award. In 2005, Iraq won the Gold medal of the West Asian Games. In 2006, Iraq Olympic team won the Silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 2007, Iraq won the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and became the 2007 AFC team of the year, Al-Ahram's 2007 Arab team of the year, World Soccer Magazine's 2007 World team of the year ^[2] and were nominated for the Prince of Asturias Award.^[3]. As a result of winning the 2007 Asian Cup, Iraq qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, to take place in South Africa in June 2009, in which matches are scheduled against the hosts, Spain, and New Zealand.

[edit] Temporary Suspension

On May 26, 2008, FIFA provisionally suspended the Iraq Football Association from competition for one year, following a decision by the Iraqi government to disband the country's national sports federations.^[4] However the decision was overturned by FIFA on May 29, 2008, since the Iraqi government reversed its earlier decision in dissolving the Iraq Football Association.^[5]

[edit] Home and Difficulties

Iraq played their home games on neutral territory in the 80s due to the Iraq-Iran war, but still qualified to the 1986 World Cup and the Olympic Games 3 times in Moscow, Los Angeles and Seoul. In qualification for the 2002 World Cup, Iraq played at home against Iran, Bahrain, and Thailand in the Al Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. Saudi Arabia refused to play against the nation, protesting the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. Since 2003, the war in Iraq has forced Iraq to play their home matches in Jordan, Syria, Qatar or the UAE for security reasons, leading to significant transportation difficulties.

[edit] Kits

The Iraqi National Team home kit are White with green arms. There are also other Jerseys such as the jersey with a flag coming down the arm. The Iraqi national team has many jerseys and Peak Sportware is currently updating the national team jerseys for the 2009 Confederations Cup. The Iraq national football team is currently sponsored by Peak Sportwear.

The Iraqi National Football team has previously been sponsored by brands such as Umbro, Jako, Adidas, Jack & Jones, Diadora, Lotto and its current sponsor Peak Sportware.

[edit] World Cup record

World Cup record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1986 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 4 1990 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total Best: Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 4

World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1986 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Paraguay Lose Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Belgium Lose Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Mexico Lose

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup record

Confederations Cup Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1992 to 2005 Did not enter - - - - - - 2009 round one 3 0 2 1 0 1 Total Best: round one 3 0 2 1 0 1

Confederations Cup History Year Round Score Result 2009 Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  South Africa Draw Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Spain Lost Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  New Zealand Draw

[edit] 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
South Africa	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Iraq	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	0	7	−7	1

[edit] Olympic Games record

Olympic Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1900 to 1956 Did not enter - - - - - - 1960 to 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1980 Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 4 5 1984 Round 1 3 0 1 2 3 6 1988 Round 1 3 1 1 1 5 4 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1996 to 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2004 4th Place 6 3 0 3 9 8 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total Best: 4th Place 16 4 5 7 21 23

Olympic Games History Year Round Score Result 1980 Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Costa Rica Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  Finland Draw Round 1  Iraq 1 – 1  Yugoslavia Draw Quarterfinals  Iraq 0 – 4  East Germany Lose Year Round Score Result 1984 Round 1  Iraq 1 – 1  Canada Draw Round 1  Iraq 0 – 1  Cameroon Lose Round 1  Iraq 2 – 4  Yugoslavia Lose Year Round Score Result 1988 Round 1  Iraq 2 – 2  Zambia Draw Round 1  Iraq 3 – 0  Guatemala Win Round 1  Iraq 0 – 2  Italy Lose Year Round Score Result 2004 Round 1  Iraq 4 – 2  Portugal Win Round 1  Iraq 2 – 0  Costa Rica Win Round 1  Iraq 1 – 2  Morocco Lose Quarterfinals  Iraq 1 – 0  Australia Win Semifinals  Iraq 1 – 3  Paraguay Lose Third place  Iraq 0 – 1  Italy Lose

[edit] Asian Competitions History

[edit] Major Tournaments

Asian Cup record Asian Cup Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1956 to 1968 Did not enter - - - - - - 1972 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 1976 4th Place 4 1 0 3 3 6 1980 to 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1996 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 6 4 2000 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 5 7 2004 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 5 7 2007 Champions 6 3 3 0 7 2 2011 Qualified - - - - - - Total Best: Champions 25 9 6 10 27 30

Asian Games record Asian Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1951 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - 1974 Round 2 6 3 2 1 6 2 1978 4th Place 7 4 1 2 11 4 1982 Gold Medal 6 5 0 1 11 2 1986 Quarter Finals 5 3 1 1 13 5 1990 to 2002 Banned1 - - - - - - 2006 Silver Medal 9 6 1 2 17 3 Total Best: Gold Medal 33 21 5 7 58 16 1 Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to the Gulf War.

[edit] Regional Tournaments

Gulf Cup of Nations record Gulf Cup of Nations Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1970 to 1974 Did not enter - - - - - - 1976 2nd Place 7 4 2 1 23 8 1979 Champions 6 6 0 0 23 1 1982 Withdrew - - - - - - 1984 Champions 7 4 2 1 12 5 1986 Round 1 6 1 3 2 8 9 1988 Champions 6 4 2 0 8 1 1990 Withdrew - - - - - - 1992 to 2003 Banned1 - - - - - - 2004 Round 1 3 0 2 1 5 7 2007 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2009 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 8 Total Best: Champions 41 20 13 8 83 41 1 Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003 due to the Gulf War.

WAFF Championship record WAFF Championship Year Round GP W D L GF GA 2000 3rd Place 5 3 2 0 10 2 2002 Champions 4 3 1 0 6 2 2004 4th Place 4 1 0 3 4 8 2007 2nd Place 4 2 1 1 5 2 2008 Withdrew - - - - - - Total Best: Champions 17 9 4 4 25 14 West Asian Games record West Asian Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1997 to 2002 Did not Enter - - - - - - 2005 Champions 4 3 1 0 13 3 Total Best: Champions 4 3 1 0 13 3

[edit] Inter Confederations Competitions History

Arab Nations Cup record Arab Nations Cup Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1963 Did not enter - - - - - - 1964 Champions 4 3 1 0 6 2 1966 Champions 6 5 1 0 20 5 1985 Champions 4 3 1 0 7 3 1988 Champions 6 2 4 0 7 2 1992 to 2002 Banned1 - - - - - - 2009 Qualifications-on going - - - - - - Total Best: Champions 20 13 7 0 40 12 1 Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to the Gulf War.

Pan Arab Games record Pan Arab Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1953 Did not enter - - - - - - 1957 Round 1 3 1 1 1 8 8 1961 Did not enter - - - - - - 1965 Round 1 4 1 2 1 7 2 1976 Did not enter - - - - - - 1985 Champions 4 4 0 0 7 1 1997 Did not enter - - - - - - 1999 2nd Place 7 4 1 2 17 9 2007 Did not enter - - - - - - Total Best: Champions 18 10 4 4 39 20

[edit] Coaching staff

[edit] Current coaching staff

Current coaching staff Head coach Nadhim Shakir Assistant coach Haidar Nejm Goalkeeping coach Hashim Khamis

[edit] Current coach Achievements Achievements 2011 AFC Asian Cup Yet to be played

[edit] Current Coach Managerial stats with Iraq (A) team

Last updated: July 3, 2009

Coach	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
Nadhim Shakir	July 3, 2009 - Present	0	0	0	0

[edit] Current Squad

[edit] Squad information

Most Recent Squad
Date announced	July 3, 2009
Game	Palestine - July, 2009  Palestine - July, 2009  Tanzania - August, 2009
Venue	Arbil Baghdad Baghdad
Competition	Friendly matches
Dropped	Noor Sabri, Essam Yassin, Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Halgurd Mulla Mohammed, Luay Salah
Injured	N/A
Suspended	N/A
Called Up	Alaa Gatea, Samal Saeed, Nabeel Abbas, Saeed Mohsen Ahmad Abdul-Jabar, Ahmad Salah Alwan, Ali Salah Hashim

• Caps and goals included Iraq match against New Zealand on June 20, 2009.

[edit] Recent Squad

#	Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1	Alaa Gatea	May 3, 1987 (age 21)	Najaf	0 (0)
12	Mohammed Gassid	December 10, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Zawraa	14 (0)
21	Uday Taleb	November 6, 1981 (age 27)	Dohuk	5 (0)
Defenders
2	Mohammed Ali Karim	June 25, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Jazira Club	9 (0)
3	Bassim Abbas	July 1, 1982 (age 26)	Al-Talaba	63 (2)
14	Salam Shakir	July 31, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Khor	14 (0)
15	Ali Rehema	August 8, 1985 (age 23)	Al-Wakra	48 (1)
16	Dara Mohammed	July 16, 1987 (aged 21)	Sulaymaniya	1 (0)
–	Samal Saeed	December 1, 1987 (age 21)	Arbil	14 (0)
–	Muayad Khalid	September 1, 1985 (age 23)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	4 (0)
–	Nabeel Abbas	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Najaf	2 (0)
Midfielders
4	Fareed Majeed	August 17, 1986 (age 22)	Al-Kharitiyath	8 (0)
5	Nashat Akram (vice-captain)	September 12, 1984 (age 24)	FC Twente	78 (10)
6	Salih Sadir	August 21, 1981 (age 27)	Al-Ahed	49 (11)
8	Ahmad Abdul-Jabar	January 8, 1978 (age 31)	Duhok	17 (0)
11	Hawar Mulla Mohammed	June 1, 1981 (age 27)	Anorthosis FC	75 (15)
13	Karrar Jassim	June 11, 1987 (age 21)	Al-Wakra	25 (1)
18	Mahdi Karim	December 10, 1983 (age 25)	Al-Khor	67 (10)
20	Samer Saeed	December 1, 1987 (age 21)	Al Ahly Tripoli	8 (0)
22	Saeed Mohsen	January 22, 1982 (age 27)	Najaf	17 (0)
Strikers
7	Emad Mohammed	July 24, 1982 (age 26)	Sepahan	78 (23)
9	Ali Salah Hashim	January 1, 1987 (age 22)	Al-Wahda	4 (0)
10	Younis Mahmoud (captain)	March 2, 1983 (age 26)	Al-Gharafa	73 (28)
17	Alaa Abdul-Zahra	December 22, 1987 (age 21)	Al-Khor	13 (1)
–	Ahmad Salah Alwan	June 18, 1982 (age 27)	Arbil	23 (5)

[edit] Recent call-ups

• The following players have also been called up to Iraq squad for the last 6 months.

Pos	Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Latest call-up
Goalkeepers
GK	Noor Sabri	June 6, 1984 (age 24)	Assyriska Föreningen	63 (0)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
GK	Sarhang Mohsen	December 4, 1986 (age 22)	Arbil	5 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
GK	Ali Mutashar	1989 (age 19)	Al-Naft	0 (0)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
Defenders
DF	Essam Yassin	March 11, 1987 (age 22)	Al-Amana	1 (0)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
DF	Ous Ibrahim	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Al-Zawra	5 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
DF	Khalid Mushir	February 14, 1981 (age 28)	Duhok	18 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
DF	Khaldoun Ibrahim	July 16, 1987 (age 21)	Arbil	16 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
DF	Mohammed Qabel	January 9, 1988 (age 21)	Karbalaa	0 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
DF	Haidar Abdul-Amir	April 5, 1982 (age 26)	Shabab Al-Ordon	47 (3)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
DF	Jassim Mohammed Ghulam	March 11, 1979 (age 30)	Al Buqa'a	24 (1)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
DF	Saad Attiya	February 26, 1987 (age 22)	Arbil	14 (1)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
Midfielders
MF	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail	December 21, 1976 (aged 32)	Sepahan	67 (8)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
MF	Halgurd Mulla Mohammed	March 11, 1988 (age 21)	Sulaymaniya	5 (0)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
MF	Qusay Munir	April 12, 1981 (age 27)	Qatar SC	52 (5)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Safwan Abdul-Ghani	September 9, 1983 (age 25)	Dohuk	8 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Ahmad Ayad	1990 (age 19)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Mohannad Nassir	April 4, 1983 (age 26)	Dohuk	1 (0)	v.  Qatar, May 31, 2009
MF	Herdi Noor Al-Din	1992 (age 17)	Arbil	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Hussein Abdul-Wahed	1986 (age 23)	Arbil	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Nadim Karim	1989 (age 20)	Al-Talaba	1 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Jabir Shakir	1987 (age 22)	Al-Talaba	1 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Aqeel Mohammed	January 1, 1986 (age 23)	Al-Talaba	0 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
MF	Haitham Kadhim	July 21, 1983 (age 25)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	38 (0)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
MF	Ahmad Abd Ali	January 18, 1986 (age 23)	Arbil	17 (0)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009
Forwards
FW	Luay Salah	February 7, 1982 (age 27)	Arbil	17 (3)	v.  New Zealand, June 20, 2009
FW	Mustafa Karim	July 21, 1987 (age 21)	Ismaily SC	11 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
FW	Muslim Mubarak	June 13, 1985 (age 23)	Arbil	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
FW	Amjad Kalaf	1991 (age 18)	Al-Shorta	2 (0)	v.  Korea Republic, March 28, 2009
FW	Mohammed Nasser	April 12, 1984 (age 24)	Esteghlal Ahvaz	19 (6)	v.  Kuwait, January 10, 2009

[edit] Previous Squads

• 2007 Asian Cup Squad
• 2006 Asian Games Squad
• 2004 Olympic Games Squad
• 2004 Asian Cup Squad
• 2000 Asian Cup Squad
• 1996 Asian Cup Squad
• 1988 Olympic Games Squad
• 1986 FIFA World Cup squad

[edit] Coaches

Coaches by Years (1951-2009)^[6][7]

Dhia Habib (1951) Ismail Mohammed (1957) Shawqi Aboud (1959) Hadi Abbas (1959) Shawqi Aboud (1963-1964) Adil Basher (1964) Shawqi Aboud (1965) Adil Basher (1966) Jalil Shihab (1967) Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan (1968) Adil Basher (1968) Ljubomir Kokeza (1969) Yuri Illichev (1969-1971) Adil Basher (1971-1972) Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan (1972) Teleki Gyula (1973) Thamir Muhsin (1973) Wathiq Naji (1974) Jalil Shihab (1974) Thamir Muhsin (1974) Wathiq Naji (1975) Danny McLennan (1975-1976) Lenko Grčić "Kaka" (1976-1978) Jamal Salih (1978) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1978-1980) Wathiq Naji (1980) Anwar Jassim (1980) Vojo Gardašević (1981) Douglas Aziz (1981) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1981-1984) Anwar Jassim (1985) Akram Ahmad Salman (1985) Wathiq Naji (1985) Jorge Vieira (1985)

Eduardo "Edu" Antunes Coimbra (1986) Zé Mario (1986) Evaristo de Macedo - 1986 FIFA World Cup (1986) Akram Ahmad Salman (1986) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1987-1988) Jamal Salih (1988) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1988-1989) Anwar Jassim (1989-1990) Yuri Morozov (1990) Adnan Dirjal (1992-1993) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1993) Anwar Jassim (1995-1996) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1996) Yahya Alwan (1996-1997) Ayoub Odisho (1997) Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1997) Akram Ahmad Salman (1998) Najih Humoud (1999) Adnan Hamad (2000) Milan Živadinović (2000-2001) Adnan Hamad (2001) Rudolf Belin (2001) Adnan Hamad (2002) Bernd Stange (2002-2004) Adnan Hamad (2004) Akram Ahmad Salman (2005-2007) Jorvan Vieira - 2007 AFC Asian Cup (2007) Egil Olsen "Drillo" (2007-2008) Adnan Hamad (2008) Jorvan Vieira (2008-2009) Radhi Shenaishil (2009 - caretaker) Bora Milutinović - 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup (2009-July) Nadhim Shakir (July 2009 -Present)

67 Coaches, 49 Iraqi Coaches and 18 Foreign Coaches.

[edit] Youth Level

[edit] AFC Youth Championship record AFC Youth Championship Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1959 to 1974 Did not enter - - - - - - 1975 Champions 6 4 1 1 18 2 1976 Quarterfinals 4 3 1 0 13 1 1977 Champions 5 5 0 0 19 4 1978 Champions 6 4 2 0 20 2 1980 Did not enter - - - - - - 1982 3rd Place 3 1 0 2 4 5 1985 to 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1988 Champions 5 2 3 0 5 3 1990 to 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1994 4th Place 6 2 2 2 8 8 1996 Did not enter - - - - - - 1998 Round 1 4 1 0 3 6 13 2000 Champions 6 3 3 0 11 3 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2004 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 7 1 2006 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 8 5 2008 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 5 2010 Qualification - - - - - - Total Best: Champions 56 31 13 12 122 52

[edit] FIFA Youth World Cup record FIFA Youth World Cup Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1977 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 8 1979 Withdrew - - - - - - 1981 to 1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1989 Quarterfianls 4 3 0 1 5 2 1991 to 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2001 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 9 2003 to 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total Best: Quarterfinals 10 5 0 5 16 19

[edit] Trivia

• Iraq hold the Asian record for having scored in 27 consecutive matches between 1989 and 2001. ^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• National & International Iraqi Information of Soccer
• Iraqi National Team on FIFA.com
• Football-Iraq.Net/ Kooora Iraqiya
• Iraq-Football.Net/ Unofficial website
• Kooora Sport
• IraqFC.webs.com
• Iraqi Football News in Swedish

Preceded by Australia	AFC Men's Team of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Japan
Preceded by Japan	AFC Asian Cup Champions 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Kuwait	West Asian Games Champions 2005	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Japan	AFC Men's Team of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Korea Republic
Preceded by Iran	West Asian Championship Champions 2002	Succeeded by Iran
Preceded by Korea Republic Korea DPR	Asian Games Champions 1982	Succeeded by Korea Republic
Preceded by Tunisia	Arab Nations Cup Champions 1964 (First title) 1966 (Second title) 1985 (Third title) 1988 (Fourth title)	Succeeded by Egypt
Preceded by Morocco	Pan Arab Games Champions 1985	Succeeded by Egypt
Preceded by Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait	Gulf Cup of Nations Champions 1979 (First title) 1984 (Second title) 1988 (Third title)	Succeeded by Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait

v • d • e AFC Asian Cup winners 3 titles  Saudi Arabia (1984 · 1988 · 1996)  Iran (1968 · 1972 · 1976)  Japan (1992 · 2000 · 2004) 2 titles  Korea Republic (1956 · 1960) 1 title  Iraq (2007)  Israel (1964)  Kuwait (1980)

v • d • e Arab Nations Cup Winners 4 titles  Iraq (1964  · 1966  · 1985  · 1988) 2 titles  Saudi Arabia (1998  · 2002) 1 title  Egypt (1992 )  Tunisia (1963)

v • d • e Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 9 titles  Kuwait (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998) 3 titles  Iraq (1979, 1984, 1988)  Saudi Arabia (1994, 2002, 2003) 2 title  Qatar (1992, 2004) 1 title  Oman (2009)  United Arab Emirates (2007)

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v • d • e 1986 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Argentina Runners-up West Germany Third place France  Fourth place Belgium  Eliminated in quarter-finals Brazil · England · Mexico · Spain Eliminated in round of 16 Bulgaria · Denmark · Italy · Morocco · Paraguay · Poland · Uruguay · Soviet Union Eliminated in group stage Algeria · Canada · Hungary · Iraq · Korea Republic · Northern Ireland · Portugal · Scotland

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Noor • 2 Ali Karim • 3 Bassim • 4 Majeed • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Emad • 8 Salah • 9 Abu Al-Hail • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 Gassid • 13 Karrar • 14 Shakir • 15 Rehema • 16 Dara • 17 Abdul-Zahra • 18 Mahdi • 19 Yassin • 20 Samer • 21 Uday • 22 Khalid • 23 Halgurd • Coach: Milutinović

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Ahmad Ali • 2 Ghulam • 3 Bassim • 4 Khaldoun • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Ali Abbas • 8 Kobi • 9 Nasser • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq • 13 Karrar • 14 H. Abdul-Amir • 15 Rehema • 16 Mnajed • 17 Luay • 18 Mahdi • 19 Haitham • 20 Nabeel • 21 Qusay • 22 Noor • 23 M. Gassid • Coach: Vieira

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2006 Asian Games Silver Medallists 1 Raheem · 2 Ali Karim · 6 Kaw · 7 Mustafa · 8 Saeed · 9 Ali Mansour · 10 Younis · 12 Haji · 13 Sabah · 15 Ali Rehema · 16 Khudhair · 17 Abdul-Zahra · 18 Karrar · 19 Shakir · 21 Aboodi · 24 M. Gassid · 25 Kobi · 30 Khalid · 31 Osama · Manager: Y. Alwan

v • d • e Iraq squad – 2004 Olympic Games 1 Noor • 2 Attiya • 3 Bassim • 4 H. Abdul-Jabar • 5 Nashat • 6 Sadir • 7 Emad • 8 Abu Al-Hail • 9 R. Farhan • 10 Younis • 11 Hawar • 12 H. Abdul-Razzaq • 13 Qusay • 14 H. Abdul-Amir • 15 Mahdi • 16 Mnajed • 17 A. Salah • 18 Uday • Coach: Adnan Hamad

v • d • e Iraq squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Hammoudi • 2 Ibrahim • 3 Khalil Mohammed • 4 N. Shaker • 5 S. Shaker • 6 Ali Hussein • 7 H. Mohammed • 8 Radhi • 9 Saddam • 10 Saeed • 11 Abdul-Rahim Hamed • 12 Jamal Ali • 13 Karim Mohammed • 14 Gorgis • 15 N. Hashim • 16 Shaker Mahmoud • 17 Abid • 18 I. Mohammed • 19 Qasim • 20 Fatah Nasif • 21 Jassim • 22 Oraibi • Coach: de Macedo