Iraq

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Andorra vs Iraq

Manager

Graham Arnold

League Position
3

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Established
1957 (69 years old)

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Soccer

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Location
Basra, Iraq

Nicknames
Usood Al-Rafidain (Lions of Mesopotamia)

Competitions
FIFA World Cup
World Cup Qualifying AFC
AFC Asian Cup
International Friendlies
AFC Asian Cup Qualifying
FIFA Arab Cup
World Cup Qualifying Inter-Confederation Play-offs

Last Edit
AndyIgnacio: 12/May/26

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29 May	AndorraAndorra	4:00pm	IraqIraq
04 Jun	SpainSpain	7:00pm	IraqIraq
16 Jun	IraqIraq	10:00pm	NorwayNorway
22 Jun	FranceFrance	9:00pm	IraqIraq
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Results
01 Apr	IraqIraq	2 - 1	BoliviaBolivia
12 Dec	JordanJordan	1 - 0	IraqIraq
09 Dec	AlgeriaAlgeria	2 - 0	IraqIraq
06 Dec	SudanSudan	0 - 2	IraqIraq
03 Dec	IraqIraq	2 - 1	BahrainBahrain

Description

The Iraq national football team (Arabic: المنتخب العراقي لكرة القدم‎) represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Most of Iraq's home matches are played at the Basra International Stadium.

Iraq has made one FIFA World Cup appearance, in 1986 in Mexico, but lost all three of their games to Paraguay, Belgium and Mexico. The 2007 AFC Asian Cup marked a high point in Iraq's football history when they were crowned champions against all the odds. Iraq defeated some of the favourites in the competition including Australia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Their triumph also qualified them for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In the decade after the 2007 victory, Iraq finished fourth at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The team reached an all-time high of 39th in the FIFA World Rankings in October 2004.