Iraq national football team

Iraq
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Lions of Mesopotamia
Asood Al-Rafidain (اسود الرافدين)
Association Iraq Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Wolfgang Sidka
Asst coach Nadhim Shaker
Captain Younis Mahmoud
Most caps Hussein Saeed (126)
Top scorer Hussein Saeed (63)
Home stadium Al Shaab Stadium (Baghdad)
Franso Hariri Stadium (Arbil)
FIFA code IRQ
FIFA ranking 104
Highest FIFA ranking 39 (October 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 139 (July 1996)
Elo ranking 72
Highest Elo ranking 24 (December 1982)
Lowest Elo ranking 86 (February 2006)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Morocco Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq Iraq
(Lebanon; October 19, 1957)
Biggest win
Iraq Iraq 10 - 1 Bahrain Bahrain
(Baghdad, Iraq; April 5, 1966)
Biggest defeat
East Germany East Germany 5 - 0 Iraq Iraq
(Jena, GDR; July 26, 1970)
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 Round 1, 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

History

The Golden Generation

Iraqi football reached a peak in the 1970s and 1980s - Iraq qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and 3 times for the Olympic Games 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).

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.

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 4th, 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, that took place in South Africa in June 2009, in which matches that were scheduled against the hosts, Spain, and New Zealand. In the opener, Iraq was able to hold South Africa to a 0-0 draw. And only lost to Spain 1-0 and was 0-0 at half-time. Though Spain defeated South Africa 2-0 which was necessary for Iraq to advance to the next stage, needing to beat New Zealand by 2 goals, but only tied 0-0.

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]

Again, on November 20, 2009, FIFA decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) due to governmental interference.[6] This was later lifted in March 2010 as the Iraqi National Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee had helped restore the IFA's "full authority.[7]

Stadiums

Al-Shaab Stadium

Al Shaab Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشعب‎) also known as The People's Stadium[8], is a multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football (soccer) matches and is the home of the Iraq national football team. The stadium has seating for 45,000 fans.[9] It was built in 1966. The opening match featured Iraq and Benfica, for whom Eusébio was playing.

Inabaility to host matches

Iraq played their home games on neutral territory in the 1980s due to the Iraq-Iran war, but still qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and three Olympic Games (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, but Saudi Arabia refused to play against the nation because of the tensions between that country and the regime of Saddam Hussein. In 2003, the war in Iraq forced Iraq to play their "home" matches outside the country for security reasons, and so fixtures were held in Jordan, Syria, Qatar or the UAE.

Resumption of home fixtures

Iraq resumed playing on home soil on 10 July 2009, winning a friendly 3-0 against Palestine in Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil. Iraq played the same opponents three days later, in Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, this time winning 4-0 in front of a crowd of over 50,000.

The same month, the AFC Executive Committee approved the stadium at Arbil as a venue for matches involving the Iraqi national team, and clubs in continental tournaments.[10]

Kits

The Iraqi National Team home kit is all green with white trim, the away kit is all white with green trim. The goalkeeper jersey is green with black trim and a Iraq flag coming down from the shoulder to the arm. In world cup 1986, the Iraq kit were all yellow with black trim and the change kit was light blue with white trim.

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 Sportwear.

World-wide competitions history

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

FIFA Confederations Cup record

Confederations Cup
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1992 to 2005 Did not enter - - - - - -
2009 Round 1 3 0 2 1 0 1
Total Best: Round 1 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 Lose
Round 1  Iraq 0 – 0  New Zealand Draw

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

Asian competitions history

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.

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
2010
On-going
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
2010
On-going
-
-
-
-
-
-
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

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
-
-
-
-
-
-
2011
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

Current squad

Squad information

Most Recent Squad
Date announced November 11, 2009
Game  Azerbaijan - November 15, 2009
 United Arab Emirates - November 18, 2009
Venue United Arab Emirates Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Competition UAE International Cup 2009
Dropped Alaa Gatea, Uday Taleb, Dara Mohammed, Muayad Khalid,
Khalid Mushir, Saeed Mohsen, Fareed Majeed, Ahmad Abdul-Jabar,
Halgurd Mulla Mohammed, Luay Salah, Ahmad Salah Alwan
Injured Fareed Majeed
Suspended Luay Salah
Called Up Ahmad Ali Jaber, Ali Mutashar, Ous Ibrahim, Mohammed Qabel,
Muthana Khalid, Nashat Akram, Qusay Munir, Mustafa Karim

Recent Squad

# Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1 Ahmad Ali Jaber August 2, 1982 (age 27) Iraq Arbil 14 (0)
12 Mohammed Gassid December 10, 1986 (age 23) Iraq Al-Shorta 18 (0)
21 Ali Mutashar 1989 (age 20) Iraq Al-Talaba 0 (0)
Defenders
2 Mohammed Ali Karim June 25, 1986 (age 24) Unattached 13 (0)
3 Bassim Abbas July 1, 1982 (age 28) Turkey Konyaspor 67 (3)
4 Salam Shakir July 31, 1986 (age 23) Qatar Al-Khor 18 (0)
14 Ous Ibrahim January 1, 1986 (age 24) Iraq Al-Shorta 5 (0)
15 Ali Rehema August 8, 1985 (age 24) Qatar Al-Wakra 52 (1)
16 Samal Saeed December 1, 1987 (age 22) Iraq Al-Shorta 17 (0)
20 Nabeel Abbas January 1, 1986 (age 24) Iraq Arbil 2 (0)
26 Mohammed Qabel January 9, 1988 (age 22) Iraq Karbalaa 1 (0)
Midfielders
5 Nashat Akram(vice captain) September 12, 1984 (age 25) Unattached 80 (10)
6 Salih Sadir August 21, 1981 (age 28) Lebanon Safa SC 52 (11)
8 Samer Saeed December 1, 1987 (age 22) Qatar Al-Shamal 9 (0)
11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed June 1, 1981 (age 29) Unattached 80 (17)
13 Karrar Jassim March 15, 1987 (age 23) Qatar Al-Wakra 29 (2)
18 Mahdi Karim December 10, 1983 (age 26) Iraq Arbil 71 (11)
24 Qusay Munir April 12, 1981 (age 29) Qatar Qatar SC 52 (5)
25 Muthana Khalid June 14 1989 (age 21) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 (0)
Strikers
7 Emad Mohammed July 24, 1982 (age 28) Egypt Zamalek SC 81 (24)
9 Mustafa Karim July 21, 1987 (age 23) United Arab Emirates Sharjah 13 (0)
10 Younis Mahmoud (captain) March 2, 1983 (age 27) Qatar Al-Gharafa 77 (29)
17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra December 22, 1987 (age 22) Qatar Al-Kharitiyath 17 (2)
19 Ali Salah Hashim January 1, 1987 (age 23) Syria Al-Wahda 6 (0)

Recent call-ups

Pos Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Latest call-up
Goalkeepers
GK Alaa Gatea May 3, 1987 (age 23) Iraq Najaf 1 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
GK Uday Taleb November 6, 1981 (age 28) Iraq Dohuk 5 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
Defenders
DF Dara Mohammed July 16, 1987 (aged 23) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
DF Muayad Khalid September 1, 1985 (age 24) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
DF Khalid Mushir February 14, 1981 (age 29) Iraq Duhok 19 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
Midfielders
MF Fareed Majeed August 17, 1986 (age 24) Iraq Al-Talaba 10 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF Ahmad Abdul-Jabar January 8, 1978 (age 32) Iraq Baghdad 27 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF Halgurd Mulla Mohammed March 11, 1988 (age 22) Iraq Arbil 7 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
MF Saeed Mohsen January 22, 1982 (age 28) Iraq Najaf 18 (0) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
Forwards
FW Luay Salah February 7, 1982 (age 28) Iraq Arbil 18 (4) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009
FW Ahmad Salah Alwan June 18, 1982 (age 28) Iraq Arbil 23 (5) v.  Palestine, July 13, 2009

Previous Squads

Coaches

Coaches by Years (1951–2009)[11][12]

  • Iraq Dhia Habib (1951)
  • Iraq Ismail Mohammed (1957)
  • Iraq Shawqi Aboud (1959)
  • Iraq Hadi Abbas (1959)
  • Iraq Shawqi Aboud (1963–1964)
  • Iraq Adil Basher (1964)
  • Iraq Shawqi Aboud (1965)
  • Iraq Adil Basher (1966)
  • Iraq Jalil Shihab (1967)
  • Iraq Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan (1968)
  • Iraq Adil Basher (1968)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubomir Kokeza (1969)
  • Soviet Union Yuri Illichev (1969–1971)
  • Iraq Adil Basher (1971–1972)
  • Iraq Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan (1972)
  • Hungary Teleki Gyula (1973)
  • Iraq Thamir Muhsin (1973)
  • Iraq Wathiq Naji (1974)
  • Iraq Jalil Shihab (1974)
  • Iraq Thamir Muhsin (1974)
  • Iraq Wathiq Naji (1975)
  • Scotland Danny McLennan (1975–1976)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Lenko Grčić "Kaka" (1976–1978)
  • Iraq Jamal Salih (1978)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1978–1980)
  • Iraq Wathiq Naji (1980)
  • Iraq Anwar Jassim (1980)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojo Gardašević (1981)
  • Iraq Douglas Aziz (1981)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1981–1984)
  • Iraq Anwar Jassim (1985)
  • Iraq Akram Ahmad Salman (1985)
  • Iraq Wathiq Naji (1985)
  • Brazil Jorge Vieira (1985)
  • Brazil Eduardo "Edu" Antunes Coimbra (1986)
  • Brazil Zé Mario (1986)
  • Brazil Evaristo de Macedo - 1986 FIFA World Cup (1986)
  • Iraq Akram Ahmad Salman (1986)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1987–1988)
  • Iraq Jamal Salih (1988)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1988–1989)
  • Iraq Anwar Jassim (1989–1990)
  • Soviet Union Yuri Morozov (1990)
  • Iraq Adnan Dirjal (1992–1993)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1993)
  • Iraq Anwar Jassim (1995–1996)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1996)
  • Iraq Yahya Alwan (1996–1997)
  • Iraq Ayoub Odisho (1997)
  • Iraq Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba (1997)
  • Iraq Akram Ahmad Salman (1998)
  • Iraq Najih Humoud (1999)
  • Iraq Adnan Hamad (2000)
  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Živadinović (2000–2001)
  • Iraq Adnan Hamad (2001)
  • Croatia Rudolf Belin (2001)
  • Iraq Adnan Hamad (2002)
  • Germany Bernd Stange (2002–2004)
  • Iraq Adnan Hamad (2004)
  • Iraq Akram Ahmad Salman (2005–2007)
  • Brazil Jorvan Vieira - 2007 AFC Asian Cup (2007)
  • Norway Egil Olsen "Drillo" (2007–2008)
  • Iraq Adnan Hamad (2008)
  • Brazil Jorvan Vieira (2008–2009)
  • Iraq Radhi Shenaishil (2009 - caretaker)
  • Serbia Bora Milutinović - 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup (2009-July)
  • Iraq Nadhim Shaker (July 2009–2010)caretaker
  • Germany Wolfgang Sidka (July 2010-present)

The team has had 67 coaches, of whom 49 have been Iraqi.

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Theage.com.au - The torturing
  2. ↑ Worldsoccer.com - 2007 World team of the year
  3. ↑ Kooora.com - Iraq nominated for the 2007 prince of Asturias award
  4. ↑ FIFA provisionally suspends Iraq, Associated Press, May 26, 2008.
  5. ↑ Socceroos qualifier against Iraq to proceed, The Age, May 29, 2008.
  6. ↑ Iraqi Football Association suspended, FIFA, November 20, 2009.
  7. ↑ Iraq FA suspension lifted by FIFA
  8. ↑ ملعب الشعب (The People's Stadium) from the Arabic-language Wikipedia. Retrieved on January 18, 2009
  9. ↑ WorldStadiums.com - Stadiums in Iraq
  10. ↑ AFC green-light to Arbil as venue
  11. ↑ rsssf.com: Iraq National Team Coaches
  12. ↑ niis.com: Niiis.net Iraqi Coaches
  13. ↑ fifa.com: Aussies face tough test

External links

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