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Iraq at the FIFA World Cup

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Iraq have appeared once in the FIFA World Cup which was in 1986. They ended up last place in their group with zero points, scoring only one goal.[1]

FIFA World Cup record

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FIFA World Cup finals record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to Brazil 1950 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Switzerland 1954 to 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
1974 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 11 6
1978 Withdrew Withdrew
1982 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 5 2
1986 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 4 Squad 10 7 1 2 25 11
1990 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 11 5
1994 13 7 4 2 37 13
1998 4 2 0 2 14 8
2002 14 6 3 5 37 15
2006 6 3 2 1 17 7
2010 8 3 2 3 11 6
2014 16 7 3 6 20 12
2018 16 6 5 5 24 18
2022 18 6 8 4 20 16
2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Best: Group stage 1/18 3 0 0 3 1 4 — 121 56 32 33 232 119

Iraq at Mexico 1986

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Iraq 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0

Paraguay vs Iraq

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This match caused controversy as the referee Edwin Picon-Ackong blew the whistle for half time a few seconds before Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi headed the ball into the goal, meaning that it did not count.[2]

Paraguay 1–0 Iraq
Romero 35' Report
Attendance: 24,000
Paraguay
PARAGUAY:
GK 1 Roberto Fernández
DF 2 Juan Torales
DF 3 César Zabala
DF 4 Vladimiro Schettina Yellow card 45'
DF 5 Rogelio Delgado (c)
MF 6 Jorge Amado Nunes
MF 10 Adolfino Cañete
MF 8 Julio César Romero
FW 7 Buenaventura Ferreira
FW 11 Alfredo Mendoza downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 9 Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jorge Guasch upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Paraguay Cayetano Ré
Iraq
IRAQ:
GK 1 Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF 3 Khalil Allawi
DF 4 Nadhim Shaker
DF 5 Samir Shaker Yellow card 29'
DF 15 Natiq Hashim
DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF 7 Haris Mohammed downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 14 Basil Gorgis downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 10 Hussein Saeed
FW 8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Rahim Hameed upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 19 Basim Qasim upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo

Iraq vs Belgium

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In the 16th minute of the match Belgium took the lead when Enzo Scifo scored with a low shot to the left corner of the net from the right from just inside the penalty area. It was 2-0 in the 21st minute when Nico Claesen scored a penalty low to the left corner of the net. Iraq pulled a goal back in the 59th minute when Ahmed Radhi scored a low shot to the left corner of the net from the right but Belgium went on to win 2-1.

Iraq 1–2 Belgium
Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Iraq
IRAQ:
GK 1 Raad Hammoudi (c) Yellow card 20'
DF 3 Khalil Allawi
DF 4 Nadhim Shaker Yellow card 29'
DF 5 Samir Shaker Yellow card 48'
DF 15 Natiq Hashim Yellow card 65'
DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF 7 Haris Mohammed Yellow card 42'
MF 14 Basil Gorgis Yellow cardRed card 52'
FW 9 Karim Saddam downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Rahim Hameed upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
Belgium
BELGIUM:
GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF 2 Eric Gerets
DF 3 Franky Van Der Elst
DF 4 Michel De Wolf
MF 21 Stéphane Demol downward-facing red arrow 69'
MF 6 Franky Vercauteren
MF 7 René Vandereycken
MF 10 Philippe Desmet
MF 8 Enzo Scifo downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 11 Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW 16 Nico Claesen Yellow card 16'
Substitutions:
DF 14 Lei Clijsters upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 13 Georges Grün upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Belgium Guy Thys

Iraq vs Mexico

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Fernando Quirarte scored the only goal of the game with a shot from a very tight angle on the right that beat the goalkeeper at his near post.

Iraq 0-1 Mexico
Report Quirarte 54'
Attendance: 103,763
Iraq
IRAQ:
GK 20 Fatah Nasif
DF 2 Maad Ibrahim
DF 3 Khalil Allawi (c) Yellow card 73'
DF 4 Nadhim Shaker
DF 15 Natiq Hashim downward-facing red arrow 60'
DF 22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF 6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF 17 Anad Abid downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 19 Basim Qasim
FW 9 Karim Saddam Yellow card 30'
FW 8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Rahim Hameed upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 16 Shaker Mahmoud upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
Mexico
MEXICO:
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 18 Rafael Amador downward-facing red arrow 62'
DF 3 Fernando Quirarte
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 17 Raúl Servín
MF 6 Carlos de los Cobos downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 7 Miguel España
MF 10 Tomás Boy (c)
MF 13 Javier Aguirre
FW 22 Manuel Negrete
FW 15 Luis Flores
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 5 Francisco Javier Cruz upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

Record players

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There are seven players who have been fielded on all three occasions. Five of them played every single minute, while Rahim Hameed came on as a substitute every single time, replacing fellow record holder Hashim in the last match.

Rank Player Matches
1 Khalil Allawi 3
Rahim Hameed 3
Natiq Hashim 3
Ghanim Oraibi 3
Ahmed Radhi 3
Nadhim Shaker 3
Ali Hussein Shihab 3

Top goalscorers

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The only Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup was scored by Ahmed Radhi in their match against Belgium.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iraqi football legend Radhi dies from COVID-19". Arab News. June 21, 2020.
  2. ^ LinguaSport - 1986 World Cup
  3. ^ "Asian Icons: Ahmed Radhi (Iraq)". the-AFC.
  4. ^ "Iraqi football legend Ahmad Radhi dies after battling COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com.
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