Iraq
The Iraq national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Mesopotamia (Arabic: أسود الرافدين), represents Iraq in men's international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Iraq's usual home venue is the Basra International Stadium. Wikipedia
| Official name | الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم |
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| Stadium | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Founded | 1948 (age 78) |
| FIFA Ranking | 57 Place |
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| Competitions |
 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) |
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Goal Iliman Ndiaye 82', Senegal-Iraq 5:0
Goal Pape Gueye 71', Senegal-Iraq 4:0
Goal Pape Gueye 59', Senegal-Iraq 3:0
Goal Ismaïla Sarr 56', Senegal-Iraq 2:0
Rebin Sulaka red card (Senegal-Iraq 13')
Goal Habib Diarra 4', Senegal-Iraq 1:0
Senegal 5 - 0 Iraq Highlights
Goal Kylian Mbappe 54', France-Iraq 2:0
Goal Ousmane Dembèlé 66', France-Iraq 3:0
Goal Kylian Mbappe 14', France-Iraq 1:0
France 3 - 0 Iraq Highlights
Own goal Aymen Hussein 90', Iraq-Norway 1:4
The overlooked advantage that could help France win their third World Cup
FourFourTwo3 days
France have looked ominously strong at the World Cup so far, powering past Norway, Senegal and Iraq to comfortably win what looked like a potentially tricky group
FourFourTwo
Brazil v Japan: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live
theguardian.com4 days
The last (and first) World Cup match I covered took four hours. That was France v Iraq, the game that, thanks to lightning in Philadelphia, had a two-hour half-time.
theguardian.com
Pape Thiaw expresses his delight following the victory over Iraq and Senegal"s qualification for the round of 32
dailysports.net6 days
The Lions of Teranga put in a superb performance against Iraq to secure their place in the next round of the 2026 World Cup
dailysports.net
Senegal v Iraq: World Cup 2026 – live
theguardian.com7 days
PreambleDaniel GallanIt’s been a pretty good week for African football.South Africa reached the knockouts of a World Cup for the first time. Morocco underlined their potential to go deep with a convincing win.
theguardian.com
Senegal Face Must-Win World Cup Showdown Against Iraq to Keep Knockout Hopes Alive
SoftFootball1 weeks
Senegal must beat Iraq in their final Group I match to keep their World Cup dream alive, with both sides still chasing a place in the knockout rounds
SoftFootball
Bad news for Senegal at the 2026 World Cup
dailysports.net1 weeks
Edouard Mendy is ruled out of the match against Iraq on 26 June
dailysports.net
Why FIFA Canceled Hydration Break in France"s Win Over Iraq
Sports Illustrated1 weeks
The mandatory breaks have proven increasingly unpopular as the tournament has progressed
Sports Illustrated
Didier Deschamps praises Ousmane Dembélé"s performance against Iraq: "Maybe now you"ll get off his case."
Yahoo1 weeks
Didier Deschamps praises Ousmane Dembélé’s performance against Iraq: “Maybe now you’ll get off his case
Yahoo
Official: Second half of the match between France and Iraq postponed. Reason revealed
dailysports.net1 weeks
The second-round FIFA World Cup Group I match between France and Iraq has been postponed indefinitely
dailysports.net
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Fahad Talib | age 31 |  |
| 12 |
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Jalal Hassan Hachim | age 35 |  |
| 22 |
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Ahmed Basil | age 29 |  |
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Rebin Sulaka | age 34 |  |
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Zaid Tahseen | age 25 | |
| 6 |
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Manaf Younnes | age 29 | |
| 13 |
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Akam Hashim | age 27 | |
| 15 |
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Ahmad Maknzi | age 24 | |
| 23 |
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Merchas Doski | age 26 |  |
| 25 |
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Mustafa Saadoun | age 25 | |
| 26 |
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Frans Putros | age 32 |  |
| Midfielder | ||||
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Hussein Ali | age 29 |  |
| 7 |
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Youssef Amyn | age 22 |  |
| 8 |
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Ibraheem Bayesh | age 26 |  |
| 11 |
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Ahmed Qasem | age 22 |  |
| 14 |
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Zidane Iqbal | age 23 |  |
| 16 |
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Amir Al-Ammari | age 28 |  |
| 19 |
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Kevin Yakob | age 25 |  |
| 20 |
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Aimar Sher | age 23 |  |
| 21 |
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Marko Farji | age 22 |  |
| 24 |
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Zaid Ismael | age 24 |  |
| Forward | ||||
| 9 |
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Ali Al-Hamadi | age 24 | |
| 10 |
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Muhanad Ali | age 26 | |
| 13 |
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Ali Yousif Hashim | age 30 | |
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Ali Jasim | age 22 |  |
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Aymen Hussein | age 30 | |
