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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 1979
1.79m
Average age in 1979
23.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1979
Jersey in 1979

Coaches in 1979

Baba, Ammo (Coach)

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Baba, Ammo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1934-11-27
Day of Death
2009-05-27
Place of Birth
Baghdad (Iraq)
Matches
10 (6 / 4)
Goto coach Ammo Baba

Players of Iraq in 1979

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hammoudi Salman, Raad 1954-04-20 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Khudhair, Adel 1954-07-01 Left Back Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad - - - - - -
Ali Kadhim, Ibrahim 1950-07-01 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad - - - - - -
Aswad, Wathiq 1957-07-01 Defender Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad - - - - - -
Dirjal, Adnan 1959-01-26 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad - - - - - -
Farhan, Karim 1955-11-26 Defender Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad - - - - - -
Shaker Salim, Nadhum 1958-04-13 Defender Iraq Al-Tayaran Baghdad - - - - - -
Ahmed Basheer, Hadi 1951-11-01 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra - - - - - -
Al-Haidari, Dhurgham Mahdi 1952-07-01 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Jaish Baghdad - - - - - -
Mohammed Hassan, Haris 1958-03-03 Right Midfielder Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad - - - - - -
Abdul-Jalil, Sabah 1951-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Al-Amana Baghdad - - - - - -
Abdul-Wahid, Abdelilah 1956-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad - - - - - -
Ahmed, Alaa 1952-05-25 Midfielder Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra - - - - - -
Farhan, Hassan 1956-06-29 Midfielder Iraq Al-Jaish Baghdad - - - - - -
Mohammed, Hussein Saeed 1958-01-21 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 10 0 14 1 0 1
Hassan, Falah 1951-07-01 Left Winger Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad - - - - - -
Abdul-Sahib, Mahdi 1958-07-28 Striker Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad - - - - - -
Al-Husseini, Ali Hussein Mahmoud 1955-01-01 Striker Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad - - - - - -
Hamparsum, Ara 1952-07-07 Striker Iraq Al-Tayaran Baghdad - - - - - -
Malakh, Salim 1957-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Tayaran Baghdad - - - - - -
Yousif, Thamer 1953-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad - - - - - -

Matches of Iraq in 1979

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1979-02-05
Iraq
Iraq
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Iraq vs. Finland
Friendly
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-02-07
Iraq
Iraq
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Iraq vs. Finland
Friendly
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-02-09
Iraq
Iraq
East Germany
East Germany
1:1 c
Iraq vs. East Germany
Friendly
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-02-11
Iraq
Iraq
East Germany
East Germany
2:1 c
Iraq vs. East Germany
Friendly
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-03-23
Iraq
Iraq
Bahrain
Bahrain
4:0 c
Iraq vs. Bahrain
Gulf 1979 - Group Stage
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-03-27
Iraq
Iraq
Qatar
Qatar
2:0 c
Iraq vs. Qatar
Gulf 1979 - Group Stage
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-03-30
Iraq
Iraq
Kuwait
Kuwait
3:1 c
Iraq vs. Kuwait
Gulf 1979 - Group Stage
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-04-04
Iraq
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
5:0 c
Iraq vs. United Arab Emirates
Gulf 1979 - Group Stage
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-04-06
Iraq
Iraq
Oman
Oman
7:0 c
Iraq vs. Oman
Gulf 1979 - Group Stage
Al-Shaab Stadium
1979-04-08
Iraq
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2:0 c
Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia
Gulf 1979 - Group Stage
Al-Shaab Stadium
10 Matches

Match Progress for Iraq in 1979

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
Kuwait
Kuwait
38 15 11 12 53
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
38 14 15 9 57
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
38 17 9 12 64
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
Egypt
Egypt
9 1 4 4 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
9 7 1 1 40
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 8 1 0 22
Algeria
Algeria
8 3 3 2 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 6 1 0 14
Libya
Libya
7 4 2 1 12
East Germany
East Germany
6 1 4 1 5
North Korea
North Korea
6 3 1 2 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 1 2 3 5
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 4 1 0 12
India
India
5 4 1 0 16
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 0 1 17
Poland
Poland
5 1 2 2 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 0 2 2 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 22
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
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
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
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 3
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 13
Denmark
Denmark
2 1 0 1 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
2 0 1 1 3
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 7
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 7
Romania
Romania
2 0 2 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
2 2 0 0 4
Sudan
Sudan
2 1 1 0 3
Zambia
Zambia
2 1 1 0 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2 2 0 0 6
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 8
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 3
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 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
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
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
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 0 1 1
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 1
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 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
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
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