Iraq national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Iraq national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

12 November 2020 Friendly	Iraq	0–0	Jordan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: The Sevens Stadium Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

17 November 2020 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4	Ali 64' Adnan 85' (pen.)	Report	Khamdamov 39' (pen.)	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

2021

12 January 2021 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

27 January 2021 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Dawood 79' Hussein 89' (pen.)	Report	Al Rashidi 22'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

29 March 2021 Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–1	Iraq	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Report	Karim 56'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Nurzat Askat Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

24 May 2021 Friendly	Iraq	0–0	Tajikistan	Basra, Iraq
19:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

29 May 2021 Friendly	Iraq	6-2	Nepal	Basra, Iraq
19:30 UTC+3	A. Abdul-Zahra 7' M. Abdul-Zahra 39' Hussein 40', 45+1' Ali 67' Jassim 75'	Report	Bista 8' Dangi 29'	Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium Referee: Saed Khalefah (Kuwait)

7 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	4–1	Cambodia	Arad, Bahrain
17:30 UTC+3	Ali 1' Resan 23' Adnan 27' (pen.) Hadi 90+3'	Report	Visal 55'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

11 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Hong Kong	0–1	Iraq	Arad, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3		Report	Fung 11' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iran	1–0	Iraq	Isa Town, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Azmoun 35'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	South Korea	0–0	Iraq	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–3	Iran	Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Jahanbakhsh 3' Taremi 69' Gholizadeh 90'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–0	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	2–2	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4	Caio 33' Mabkhout 90+4'	Report	Al-Attas 74' (o.g.) Hussein 89'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–1	Syria	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Al-Ammari 86' (pen.)	Report	Al Somah 79'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–3	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Lee Jae-sung 33' Son Heung-min 74' (pen.) Jeong Woo-yeong 80'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

30 November 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Iraq	1–1	Oman	Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Abdulkareem 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Al-Yahyaei 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

3 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Bahrain	0–0	Iraq	Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

6 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Qatar	3–0	Iraq	Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Ali 82' Afif 84' Al-Haydos 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

2022

21 January 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Uganda	Baghdad, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Abbas 17'			Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium

27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Iran	1–0	Iraq	Tehran, Iran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Taremi 48'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,354 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

1 February 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–1	Iraq	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2	Sabra 45+2'	Report	Hussein 39'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,341 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

18 March 2022 Friendly	Iraq	3–1	Zambia	Baghdad, Iraq
20:00 UTC+3	Ismail 10' (pen.) Ibrahim 23' Hussein 78'	Report	Natiq 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium Attendance: 25,237 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

24 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3	H. Ali 53'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Syria	1–1	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:45 UTC+4	Al Dali 3'	Report	Hussein 31'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

23 September 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–1 (3–4 p)	Oman	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+3	Hussein 85'	Report	Al-Malki 82'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
	Penalties
	Hussein Attwan Ahmed Rostam Adnan Karim		Al-Yahyaei Al-Malki Al-Sabhi Saleh Al-Musalami Al-Yahmadi

26 September 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Syria	Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3	Hussein 27'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan)

9 November 2022 Friendly	Mexico	4–0	Iraq	Girona, Spain
21:00 UTC+1	Vega 4' Funes Mori 48' Gallardo 67' Antuna 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

12 November 2022 Friendly	Ecuador	0–0	Iraq	Madrid, Spain
18:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

17 November 2022 Friendly	Iraq	Cancelled	Costa Rica	Basra, Iraq
8:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Basra International Stadium

30 December 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
15:00 UTC+3	Faez 9'	Report		Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

2023

6 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Iraq	0–0	Oman	Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 72,865 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

9 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Iraq	Basra, Iraq
19:15 UTC+3		Report	Bayesh 30' Rostam 86'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 65,155 Referee: Adnan Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

12 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Iraq	5–0	Yemen	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Nadhim 40' Attwan 64' Hussein 74' (pen.) 75' H. Ali 88'	Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantanev (Uzbekistan)

16 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup SF	Iraq	2–1	Qatar	Basra, Iraq
16:15 UTC+3	Bayesh 19' Hussein 43'	Report	Surag 28'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 64,520 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) 25th Arabian Gulf Cup F	Iraq	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Oman	Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3	Bayesh 24' Attwan 116' (pen.) Younis 120+2'	Report	Al-Yahyaei 90+10' (pen.) Al-Malki 119'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 64,570 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

26 March 2023 Friendly	Russia	2–0	Iraq	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	An. Miranchuk 50' Pinyayev 58'	Report		Stadium: Gazprom Arena Referee: Akhrol Riskullayev (Uzbekistan)

16 June 2023 Friendly	Colombia	1–0	Iraq	Valencia, Spain
21:00 UTC+2	Cassierra 76'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

7 September 2023 King's Cup SF	Iraq	2–2 (5–4 p)	India	Chiang Mai, Thailand
13:30 UTC+3	Al-Hamadi 28' (pen.) Hussein 80' (pen.)		Naorem 17' Hassan 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
	Penalties
	Doski Adnan H. Ali Al-Hamawi Resan		Fernandes Jhingan Wangjam A. Ali R. Ali

10 September 2023 King's Cup F	Thailand	2–2 (4–5 p)	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:30 UTC+3	Mickelson 37' Bordin 82'		Hussein 6' Attwan 65'	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
	Penalties
	Kritsada Thitiphan Pokklaw Pathompol Theerathon		Abdulla Doski Farhan Bayesh Attwan

13 October 2023 Jordan Tournament SF	Qatar	0–0 (6–5 p)	Iraq	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Amman International Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Haydos Fatehi Alaaeldin Suhail Afif Al-Brake Gaber Meshaal		Doski Al-Hamadi Ali Adnan Allée Al-Ammari Sulaka Resan

17 October 2023 Jordan Tournament 3rd/4th	Jordan	2–2 (3–5 p)	Iraq	Amman, Jordan
17:30 UTC+3	Al-Naimat 31', 79'		Hussein 70' Al-Hamadi 75'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Mardi Sadeh Al-Rashdan Haddad		Doski Al-Hamadi Adnan Hussein Attwan

16 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	5–1	Indonesia	Basra, Iraq
17:45 UTC+3	Resan 20' Amat 35' (o.g.) Rashid 60' Amyn 81' Al-Hamadi 88'	Report	Pattynama 45+3'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 64,447 Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)

21 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Vietnam	0–1	Iraq	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+3			Ali 90+7'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

2024

6 January Friendly	South Korea	1–0	Iraq	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4	Lee Jae-sung 42'	Report		Stadium: New York University Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Yahya Ali Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

15 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Indonesia	1–3	Iraq	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3	Marselino 37'	Report	Ali 17' Rashid 45+7' Hussein 75'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 16,532 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hussein 5' 45+4'	Report	Endō 90+3'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	3–2	Vietnam	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Sulaka 47' Hussein 73', 90+12' (pen.)	Report	Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh 42' Nguyễn Quang Hải 90+1'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,932 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

29 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Iraq	2–3	Jordan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Natiq 68' Hussein 76' 45+3' 77'	Report	Al-Naimat 45+1' Al-Arab 90+5' Al-Rashdan 90+7'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 35,814 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

21 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	Philippines	Basra, Iraq
22:00 UTC+3	Ali 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 63,750 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Philippines	0–5	Iraq	Manila, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 14', 36' Al-Ammari 30' Iqbal 62' Tahseen 77'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Indonesia	0–2	Iraq	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 54' (pen.) Jasim 88'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 60,245 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	3–1	Vietnam	Basra, Iraq
21:00 UTC+3	H. Ali 12' Jasim 71' Hussein 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Phạm Tuấn Hải 84'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 42,791 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	Oman	Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3	Hussein 13'	Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 63,720 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

10 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–0	Iraq	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	Palestine	Basra, Iraq
21:00 UTC+3	Hussein 31'	Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 44,773 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	3–2	Iraq	Yongin, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Oh Se-hun 41' Oh Hyeon-gyu 74' Lee Jae-sung 83'	Report	Hussein 50' Bayesh 90+5'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 35,198 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–0	Jordan	Basra, Iraq
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Oman	0–1	Iraq	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4		Report	Amyn 36'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

22 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	v	Yemen	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:25				Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium

25 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup	Bahrain	v	Iraq	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:30				Stadium: Jaber International Stadium

28 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	v	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:30				Stadium: Jaber International Stadium

Head to head records

As of match played 6 June 2024

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
India	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Indonesia	3	3	0	0	10	2	100	0	0
Iran	3	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	100
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Jordan	3	0	2	1	4	5	0	66.67	33.33
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Lebanon	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	100	0
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	100
Nepal	1	1	0	0	6	2	100	0	0
Oman	4	1	3	0	5	4	25	75	0
Philippines	2	2	0	0	6	0	100	0	0
Qatar	3	1	1	1	2	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
South Korea	3	0	1	2	0	4	0	33.33	66.67
Syria	3	1	2	0	3	2	33.33	66.67	0
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Thailand	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Uganda	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	3	2	33.33	66.67	0
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Vietnam	3	3	0	0	7	3	100	0	0
Yemen	1	1	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Totals	50	22	19	10	66	49	44	38	20

References

^ "Iraq - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "Iraq national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Iraq". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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[2] "Iraq national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Iraq". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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v t e Men's national football team results (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain 2008 2009 2012 2013 2020–present Iraq 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Jordan Kuwait 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Lebanon 1940–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Oman 1965–2019 2020–present Palestine 1998–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Qatar 2020–present Saudi Arabia 1957–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Syria 1940–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present United Arab Emirates 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran 1941–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Kyrgyzstan 2020–present Tajikistan 2020–present Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 1992–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal 1972–1989 1990–2009 2010–present Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands^†
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 1922–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1991–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen
^† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA