Iraq national football team
Iraq national football team is the national football team of Iraq.
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| Nickname(s) | Asood Al-Rafidain (Lions of Mesopotamia) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Iraq Football Association | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Srečko Katanec | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Mohammed Gassid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Younis Mahmoud (148) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Hussein Saeed (78) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Basra International Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | IRQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest | 39 (6 October 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 139 (3 July 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco 3–3 Iraq  (Beirut, Lebanon; 19 October 1957) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia  (Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey 7–1 Iraq  (Adana, Turkey; 6 December 1959)  Brazil 6–0 Iraq  (Malmö, Sweden; 11 October 2012)  Chile 6–0 Iraq (Copenhagen, Denmark; 14 August 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Group stage, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Group stage, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Iraq National Football Team Media
Iraq playing against Australia in Group A of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup; Iraq won the game 3–1 on their way to winning the cup.
The Iraqi national team pose ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against China in Doha.
The Iraqi national team pose ahead of their 2019 AFC Asian Cup match against Iran in Dubai.
Lion in ceramic tile from the Ishtar Gate in Babylon.
Iraqi fans in London celebrating Iraq winning the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Basra International Stadium during the second opening friendly match between Al-Zawraa and Zamalek in 2013.
Younis Mahmoud is Iraq's all-time most capped player, having played in 148 official matches.
Hussein Saeed is Iraq's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored 78 goals in 137 official matches.
Iraq national football team logo (1983)
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