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General Information for Iraq

Iraqi Football Association
Founded
1948
FIFA entry
1950
Average height in 2016
1.8m
Average age in 2016
24.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2016
Jersey in 2016

Coaches in 2016

Shahad, Abdul Ghani (Coach)

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Shahad, Abdul Ghani (Coach)

Day of Birth
1968-03-07
Place of Birth
Najaf (Iraq)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Abdul Ghani Shahad

Shnaishil, Radhi (Coach)

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Shnaishil, Radhi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1966-08-11
Place of Birth
Baġdād (Iraq)
Matches
6 (5 / 1)
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Alwan, Yahya (Coach)

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Alwan, Yahya (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-07-01
Place of Birth
Baghdad (Iraq)
Matches
6 (1 / 5)
Goto coach Yahya Alwan

Players of Iraq in 2016

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hameed Farhan, Mohammed 1993-01-24 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 5 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Jaberi, Mohammed Kassid 1986-12-10 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 3 1 0 1 0 0
Hassan Hachim, Jalal 1991-05-18 Goalkeeper Iraq Naft Al-Wasat Al-Najaf 2 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Bairawi, Noor Sabri 1984-06-06 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra 2 0 0 0 0 0
Abdul-Hassan, Ali 1996-09-19 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 0 0 0 0 1 0
Al-Quraishi, Dhurgham Ismail 1994-05-23 Left Back Turkey Çaykur Rizespor 7 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Khafaji, Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf 1992-02-25 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Emirates Ras al-Khaimah 6 0 0 0 1 0
Natiq, Saad 1994-03-19 Centre Back Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 6 0 0 0 1 0
Al-Lami, Waleed Salim 1992-05-01 Right Back Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 5 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Tameemi, Ali Adnan 1993-07-01 Left Back Italy Udinese Calcio 5 1 0 0 0 0
Mhawi, Alaa Ali 1996-06-03 Right Back Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 3 2 0 0 1 0
Al-Shuwaili, Hussam Kadhim 1987-10-17 Left Back Iraq Al-Kahrabaa Baghdad 3 0 0 1 0 0
Lateef, Ali 1996-01-18 Centre Back Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 3 0 0 0 1 0
Al-Shabbani, Mustafa Nadhim 1993-09-23 Centre Back Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shakir, Salam 1986-07-31 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 3 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Mamoori, Samal Saeed 1987-12-01 Right Back Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 2 1 0 1 0 0
Al-Manaa, Faisal Jassim 1991-10-01 Centre Back Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 2 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Zuhair, Karrar Mohammed 1989-03-06 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 1 0 1 0 0
Al-Mutairi, Ali Hussein Rehema 1985-08-08 Centre Back Qatar Al-Wakrah SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yasin Abbas, Essam 1987-03-11 Defender Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 1 0 0 1 0 0
Al-Kaabi, Abbas Qasim 1991-01-15 Centre Back Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sejamahnd Tahir, Hardi 1985-01-13 Centre Back Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sulaka, Rebin 1992-04-12 Centre Back Norway Elverum IL 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abubakir, Bayar 1990-05-31 Right Back Iraq Duhok FC 0 2 1 0 0 0
Faez Attiya, Ali 1993-03-09 Centre Back Turkey Çaykur Rizespor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mohideen, Allan 1993-11-11 Right Back Sweden Ljungskile SK 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Azzawi, Ala'a Abdul-Zahra 1987-12-22 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 10 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Zirjawi, Saad Abdul-Amir 1992-01-20 Defensive Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jidda 8 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Magsoosi, Amjad Attwan 1997-03-12 Defensive Midfielder Iraq Naft Al-Wasat Al-Najaf 6 1 0 0 0 0
Yasin, Ahmed 1991-04-22 Right Midfielder Qatar Mu'aidher SC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kamil Sheltagh, Mahdi 1995-01-06 Centre Midfielder Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 4 4 1 0 1 0
Al-Dalboohi, Amjad Waleed 1990-06-01 Midfielder Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 3 2 0 1 0 0
Al-Fayyadh, Hussein Abdul-Wahed 1985-02-28 Defensive Midfielder Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra 2 0 0 1 0 0
Khasro, Miran 1989-07-01 Midfielder Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 2 0 0 1 0 0
Al-Mayyahi, Mohammed Shokan 1993-05-21 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra 1 4 0 1 0 0
Rasan Bonyan, Bashar 1996-12-22 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 1 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Hilfi, Ali Abbas 1986-08-30 Centre Midfielder South Korea Pohang Steelers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nouri, Brwa 1987-01-23 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Östersunds FK 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kasim, Yaser 1991-05-10 Centre Midfielder England Swindon Town 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rashid, Osama 1992-01-13 Defensive Midfielder Portugal CD Santa Clara 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tariq, Humam 1996-02-10 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 0 1 0 0 0 0
Malik, Wesam 1990-03-04 Midfielder Iraq Naft Al-Janoob Basra 0 1 0 0 0 0
Abdul-Rahim, Mohannad 1993-07-01 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 7 1 7 0 1 0
Meram, Justin 1988-12-04 Left Winger USA Columbus Crew 4 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Musawi, Jasim Mohammed 1984-06-10 Striker Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 3 2 1 1 0 0
Hosni Faisal, Ali 1994-10-01 Left Winger Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 3 1 0 0 0 0
Mahmoud, Younis 1983-02-03 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 2 1 0 0 0 0
Fayyadh, Mazin 1997-04-02 Right Winger Iraq Al-Naft Baghdad 2 0 0 1 0 0
Al-Daiya, Hammadi Ahmad 1989-10-18 Right Winger Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 1 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Mafraje, Ayman Hussein 1996-03-22 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Naft Baghdad 0 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Ghrawi, Hussein Khalaf 1993-01-19 Right Winger Iraq Al-Mina'a Basra 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iraq in 2016

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2016-03-18
Iraq
Iraq
Syria
Syria
0:1 c
Iraq vs. Syria
Friendly
Shahid Dastgerdi
2016-03-24
Iraq
Iraq
Thailand
Thailand
2:2 c
Iraq vs. Thailand
World Cup 2018 - Group F
Shahid Dastgerdi
2016-03-29
Iraq
Iraq
Vietnam
Vietnam
1:0 c
Iraq vs. Vietnam
World Cup 2018 - Group F
Shahid Dastgerdi
2016-07-24
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Uzbekistan vs. Iraq
Friendly
Milliy Stadioni
2016-08-08
Qatar
Qatar
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Qatar vs. Iraq
Friendly
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2016-08-14
Iraq
Iraq
North Korea
North Korea
0:1 c
Iraq vs. North Korea
Friendly
UiTM Stadium
2016-08-21
Iraq
Iraq
North Korea
North Korea
1:1 c
Iraq vs. North Korea
Friendly
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
2016-09-01
Australia
Australia
Iraq
Iraq
2:0 c
Australia vs. Iraq
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Perth Rectangular Stadium
2016-09-06
Iraq
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:2 c
Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Shah Alam Stadium
2016-10-06
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Japan vs. Iraq
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2016-10-11
Iraq
Iraq
Thailand
Thailand
4:0 c
Iraq vs. Thailand
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Shahid Dastgerdi
2016-11-06
Jordan
Jordan
Iraq
Iraq
0:0 c
Jordan vs. Iraq
Friendly
Amman International Stadium
2016-11-15
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Iraq
2:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iraq
World Cup 2018 - Group B
Al-Jazira Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Iraq in 2016

Favorite Opponents of Iraq

Opponent M W D L G
Jordan
Jordan
55 31 10 14 100
Qatar
Qatar
40 17 8 15 57
Bahrain
Bahrain
40 19 14 7 70
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
Australia
Australia
11 2 2 7 8
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 3 3 5 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
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 22
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 0 2 2 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
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
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 10
South Yemen
South Yemen
3 3 0 0 10
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 1 1 3
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
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 3
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 13
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
Sudan
Sudan
2 1 1 0 3
Romania
Romania
2 0 2 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
2 2 0 0 4
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1 1 0 0 5
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil
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
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Estonia
Estonia
1 0 1 0 1
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 1 0 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 2
Liberia
Liberia
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
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 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
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Congo
Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 0
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