Iraq at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of Iraq's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

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

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 to  1950 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member
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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 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
2030
2034
Total  | Best: Group stage  | 1/18  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 4  | —  | 119  | 54  | 32  | 33  | 219  | 119

## Iraq at Mexico 1986

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Iraq squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Hammoudi (c)
* 2 Ibrahim
* 3 Khalil Allawi
* 4 N. Shaker
* 5 S. Shaker
* 6 Hussein
* 7 H. Mohammed
* 8 Radhi
* 9 Saddam
* 10 Saeed
* 11 Hameed
* 12 Ali
* 13 Karim Allawi
* 14 Gorgis
* 15 Hashim
* 16 Mahmoud
* 17 Abid
* 18 I. Mohammed
* 19 Qasim
* 20 Nsaief
* 21 Jassim
* 22 Oraibi
* Coach: Evaristo

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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]

4 June 1986

12:00 CST

Paraguay | 1–0|  Iraq

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Romero 35' | Report |

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

PARAGUAY:

GK | 1 | Roberto Fernández
DF | 2 | Juan Torales
DF | 3 | César Zabala
DF | 4 | Vladimiro Schettina |  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 |  |  88'
FW | 9 | Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF | 16 | Jorge Guasch |  |  88'
Manager:
Cayetano Ré

IRAQ:

GK | 1 | Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF | 3 | Khalil Allawi
DF | 4 | Nadhim Shaker
DF | 5 | Samir Shaker |  29'
DF | 15 | Natiq Hashim
DF | 22 | Ghanim Oraibi
MF | 6 | Ali Hussein Shihab
MF | 7 | Haris Mohammed |  |  67'
MF | 14 | Basil Gorgis |  |  81'
FW | 10 | Hussein Saeed
FW | 8 | Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Rahim Hameed |  |  67'
MF | 19 | Basim Qasim |  |  81'
Manager:
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.

8 June 1986

12:00 CST

Iraq | 1–2|  Belgium

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Radhi 59' | Report | Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)

IRAQ:

GK | 1 | Raad Hammoudi (c) |  20'
DF | 3 | Khalil Allawi
DF | 4 | Nadhim Shaker |  29'
DF | 5 | Samir Shaker |  48'
DF | 15 | Natiq Hashim |  65'
DF | 22 | Ghanim Oraibi
MF | 6 | Ali Hussein Shihab
MF | 7 | Haris Mohammed |  42'
MF | 14 | Basil Gorgis |  52'
FW | 9 | Karim Saddam |  |  81'
FW | 8 | Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Rahim Hameed |  |  81'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo

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 |  |  69'
MF | 6 | Franky Vercauteren
MF | 7 | René Vandereycken
MF | 10 | Philippe Desmet
MF | 8 | Enzo Scifo |  |  67'
MF | 11 | Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW | 16 | Nico Claesen |  16'
Substitutions:
DF | 14 | Lei Clijsters |  |  67'
DF | 13 | Georges Grün |  |  69'
Manager:
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.

11 June 1986

12:00 CST

Iraq | 0-1|  Mexico

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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 103,763

Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

IRAQ:

GK | 20 | Fatah Nasif
DF | 2 | Maad Ibrahim
DF | 3 | Khalil Allawi (c) |  73'
DF | 4 | Nadhim Shaker
DF | 15 | Natiq Hashim |  |  60'
DF | 22 | Ghanim Oraibi
MF | 6 | Ali Hussein Shihab
MF | 17 | Anad Abid |  |  70'
MF | 19 | Basim Qasim
FW | 9 | Karim Saddam |  30'
FW | 8 | Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Rahim Hameed |  |  60'
MF | 16 | Shaker Mahmoud |  |  70'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo

MEXICO:

GK | 1 | Pablo Larios
DF | 18 | Rafael Amador |  |  62'
DF | 3 | Fernando Quirarte
DF | 14 | Félix Cruz
DF | 17 | Raúl Servín
MF | 6 | Carlos de los Cobos |  |  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 |  |  62'
FW | 5 | Francisco Javier Cruz |  |  79'
Manager:
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

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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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* Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
* Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

## References

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

## External links

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* Iraqi Football Website[usurped]
* Iraq at the 1986 World Cup[usurped]
* History of Iraq National Team[usurped]

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Iraq national football team

General|

* Iraq Football Association
* History of the Iraq national football team
* Managers
* Captains

Statistics|

* All-time record
* World Cup record
* Confederations Cup record
* Asian Cup record

Venues|

* Basra Sports City
* Al-Shaab Stadium
* Al-Madina Stadium
* Karbala Sports City
* Al-Najaf International Stadium
* Franso Hariri Stadium

Results|

* 1957–69
* 1970–79
* 1980–89
* 1990–99
* 2000–09
* 2010–19
* 2020–present
* Unofficial matches

Players|

* International footballers
* Expatriate footballers
* Records

Goals|

* Hussein Saeed
* Hat-tricks

World Cup Finals|

* 1986

Asian Cup Finals|

* 1972
* 1976
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

Other tournaments|

* FIFA Confederations Cup
* Olympics
* FIFA Arab Cup
* WAFF Championship
* Arabian Gulf Cup
* Minor tournaments

Noted rivalries|

* Iran
* Kuwait
* Saudi Arabia

Notable matches|

* 1966 Arab Cup final
* 1985 Arab Cup final
* 1988 Arab Cup final
* 1993 Japan v Iraq football match
* 2007 AFC Asian Cup final

Other FA teams|

* Men's
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Women's
* WU-20
* WU-17
* Futsal
* FU-20
* Beach soccer

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Countries at the FIFA World Cup

* Team appearances
* All-time table

AFC|

* Australia1
* China
* Indonesia2
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* North Korea
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Cameroon
* DR Congo2
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic2
* Denmark
* East Germany3
* England
* France
* Germany2
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel1
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia2
* Scotland
* Serbia2
* Slovakia2
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

1 Have been member of multiple confederations. 2 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points