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Iraq is known for its passionate football fans and the national team is seen as a symbol of hope and unity for Iraqi people. [6] The team reached its highest FIFA World Ranking of 39th in October 2004.
This is a list of Iraq international footballers, comprising players to have represented the Iraq national football team since its formation in 1957. [ 1 ] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Iraq national football team navigational boxes (4 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Iraq national football team" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
It includes Iraqi footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category contains past and present players of the senior Iraq national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels).
The lists shown below shows the Iraq national football team all-time record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, AFC Asian Cup and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.
The Iraqi national team pose ahead of their 2019 AFC Asian Cup match against Iran in Dubai. In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup , Iraq reached the quarter finals, as they lost 1–0 to Australia. The match went into extra time with Harry Kewell heading in a goal in the 117th minute just inside the 18-yard box.
During the 1948 London Olympic Games, Iraq's basketball team lost every game by an average of 104 points per game. They scored an average of 23.5 points per game. The team included Iraq's first ever-national football captain Wadud Khalil and another member of Iraq's first ever-national squad in 1951, the outside right Salih Faraj. [8]
This article provides details of unofficial international football games played by the Iraq national football team which are not regarded as official by FIFA and AFC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Results