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 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
2030 | ||||||||||||||||
2034 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Group stage | 1/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 121 | 56 | 32 | 33 | 232 | 119 |
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 |
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]
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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.
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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.
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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 | |
The only Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup was scored by Ahmed Radhi in their match against Belgium. [3] [4]
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