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Iraq Al-ʿIrāq

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General Information for Iraq

Iraqi Football Association
Founded
1948
FIFA entry
1950
Average height in 1972
1.76m
Average age in 1972
24.1
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1972
Jersey in 1972

Coaches in 1972

Hassan, Abdellilah Mohammed (Coach)

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Hassan, Abdellilah Mohammed (Coach)

Day of Birth
1934
Day of Death
2022-03-30
Place of Birth
Mosul (Iraq)
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Abdellilah Mohammed Hassan

Bashir, Adel (Coach)

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Bashir, Adel (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-01-01
Day of Death
1978-10-09
Place of Birth
Mosul (Iraq)
Matches
5 (5 / 0)
Goto coach Adel Bashir

Players of Iraq in 1972

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Abdul-Rahman, Jalal 1944-05-06 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Baghdad - - - - - -
Khalaf, Sattar 1946-07-01 Goalkeeper Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Aziz, Douglas 1942-01-01 Centre Back Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Abed Ali, Sabih 1948-07-01 Defender Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra - - - - - -
Al-Sudani, Sahib Khazal 1943-01-01 Defender Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Ali, Majid 1944-07-01 Defender - - - - - -
Fartous, Mejbel 1950-07-06 Defender Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Kadhim, Abid 1942-01-01 Defender Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Karim, Rahim 1948-02-02 Defender Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra - - - - - -
Zuwair, Majid Defender Iraq Al-Moshah Baghdad - - - - - -
Jassam, Hazem 1949-07-01 Centre Midfielder Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Assad, Abdul-Samad 1947-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Ibrahim, Salah 1947-07-01 Midfielder - - - - - -
Mohamed, Qasim Midfielder - - - - - -
Nouri, Riyadh 1951-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Obaid, Salah 1949-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Yousef, Shedrak 1942-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Quwat Salaheddin - - - - - -
Al-Tameemi, Ali Kadhim 1949-01-01 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Baghdad - - - - - -
Hassan, Falah 1951-07-01 Left Winger Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Yousef, Emmu 1945-07-01 Right Winger Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Ahmed, Abdul-Razzaq 1944-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra - - - - - -
Fathi, Ahmed 1949-08-24 Striker Iraq Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab - - - - - -
Hatem, Sabah 1950-07-01 Striker Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Kamil, Shamil 1947-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Jameaa Baghdad - - - - - -
Nouri, Mudhafar 1948-07-01 Striker Iraq Aliyat Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Nouri, Sabah 1949-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad - - - - - -
Yousif, Thamer 1953-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Sikak Al-Hadeed Baghdad - - - - - -

Matches of Iraq in 1972

Missing match data:
  • Thailand (11.05.) p
  • Libya (05.01.) p
  • Kuwait (07.01.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1972-01-01
Iraq
Iraq
Egypt
Egypt
0:0 c
Iraq vs. Egypt
Arab 1972 - Group A
Al-Shaab Stadium
1972-01-05
Iraq
Iraq
Libya
Libya
3:0 p
Iraq vs. Libya
Arab 1972 - Group A
Al-Shaab Stadium
1972-01-07
Iraq
Iraq
Kuwait
Kuwait
3:1 p
Iraq vs. Kuwait
Arab 1972 - Group A
Al-Shaab Stadium
1972-01-12
Iraq
Iraq
Algeria
Algeria
3:1 c
Iraq vs. Algeria
Arab 1972 - Semi Finals
Al-Shaab Stadium
1972-01-14
Iraq
Iraq
Egypt
Egypt
1:3 c
Iraq vs. Egypt
Arab 1972 - Final
Al-Shaab Stadium
1972-05-07
South Korea
South Korea
Iraq
Iraq
0:0 (2:4) c
South Korea vs. Iraq
Asian Cup 1972 - Group Allocation
Suphachalasai Stadium
1972-05-09
Iran
Iran
Iraq
Iraq
3:0 c
Iran vs. Iraq
Asian Cup 1972 - Group A
Suphachalasai Stadium
1972-05-11
Thailand
Thailand
Iraq
Iraq
1:1 p
Thailand vs. Iraq
Asian Cup 1972 - Group A
Suphachalasai Stadium
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Match Progress for Iraq in 1972

Favorite Opponents of Iraq

Opponent M W D L G
Jordan
Jordan
55 31 10 14 100
Bahrain
Bahrain
40 19 14 7 70
Qatar
Qatar
40 17 8 15 57
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
38 17 9 12 64
Kuwait
Kuwait
38 15 11 12 53
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
38 14 15 9 57
Syria
Syria
33 19 8 6 56
Oman
Oman
31 15 9 7 54
Iran
Iran
27 8 4 15 34
South Korea
South Korea
21 4 8 9 23
Lebanon
Lebanon
20 12 7 1 37
Palestine
Palestine
18 14 3 1 39
Thailand
Thailand
18 11 5 2 49
China
China
17 8 3 6 22
Yemen
Yemen
15 12 3 0 36
Japan
Japan
13 4 2 7 12
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 3 3 5 8
Australia
Australia
11 2 2 7 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 8 1 0 22
Egypt
Egypt
9 1 4 4 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
9 7 1 1 40
Algeria
Algeria
8 3 3 2 8
Libya
Libya
7 4 2 1 12
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 6 1 0 14
North Korea
North Korea
6 3 1 2 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 1 2 3 5
East Germany
East Germany
6 1 4 1 5
Poland
Poland
5 1 2 2 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 4 1 0 12
India
India
5 4 1 0 16
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 0 1 17
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 0 2 2 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 22
Guinea
Guinea
3 1 1 1 6
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 1 1 3
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 10
South Yemen
South Yemen
3 3 0 0 10
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 2 1 0 6
Finland
Finland
3 2 1 0 3
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
3 3 0 0 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
2 0 1 1 3
Denmark
Denmark
2 1 0 1 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 7
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 7
Kenya
Kenya
2 2 0 0 4
Sudan
Sudan
2 1 1 0 3
Romania
Romania
2 0 2 0 1
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 8
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 0
Zambia
Zambia
2 1 1 0 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2 2 0 0 6
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 1 1 0 2
Uganda
Uganda
2 2 0 0 6
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 9
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 13
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 2
Liberia
Liberia
1 0 0 1 0
Estonia
Estonia
1 0 1 0 1
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 1 0 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 0 1 1
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 1
Bahrain
Bahrain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
East Germany
East Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 1
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 0
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Congo
Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1 1 0 0 5
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 1
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1 1 0 0 13
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
674 332 166 176 1,162

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