Iraq national football team results (1970–1979)

Last updated October 23, 2025

This is a list of the Iraq national football team results from 1970 to 1979.^[1]

Results

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1970s

1970

22 July 1970 Friendly

Poland

2–0

Iraq

Stadion Florian Krygier, Szczecin

26 July 1970 Friendly

East Germany

5–0

Iraq

Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena

1971

28 January 1971 Friendly	Iraq	2–0	Kuwait	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Hajim Kadhim

20 June 1971 1972 Olympics qualifiers	Lebanon	1–0	Iraq	Beirut, Lebanon
	Torikian 58'

14 July 1971 1972 Olympics qualifiers	Iraq	1–0	Lebanon	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Jassam 55'

19 September 1971 1972 Olympics qualifiers	Iraq	2–1	Lebanon	Istanbul, Turkey
	D.Aziz 27', Pen.' T.Aziz 87'		Hamzé 89'

12 November 1971 1972 Olympics qualifiers	Iraq	1–0	North Korea	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Hatim 12'

19 November 1971 Friendly	Iraq	3–1	Kuwait	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Nouri 1' Aziz 75' Nuri 76'

28 November 1971 1972 Olympics qualifiers

North Korea

3–0

Iraq

Pyongyang, North Korea

10 December 1971 1972 ACQ	Iraq	1–1	Kuwait	Kuwait
	Aziz 15'

13 December 1971 1972 ACQ	Iraq	5–0	Ceylon	Kuwait
	Kadhim 32', 42', 69' Kamil 51' Khalaf 88'

15 December 1971 1972 ACQ	Iraq	1–0	Bahrain	Kuwait
	Kadhim 89'

18 December 1971 1972 ACQ	Iraq	2–0	Jordan	Kuwait
	Ahmed 11' Kadhim 62'

22 December 1971 1972 ACQ	Iraq	4–1	Lebanon	Kuwait
	Kadhim 40', 53' Aziz 65' Ahmed 83'

24 December 1971 1972 ACQ	Iraq	1–0	Kuwait	Kuwait
	Nouri 90+4'

1972

1 January 1972 1972 Palestine Cup

Iraq

0–0

Egypt

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

5 January 1972 1972 Palestine Cup	Iraq	3–0	Libya	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Kadhim 17', 18' Ahmed 26'

7 January 1972 1972 Palestine Cup	Iraq	3–1	Kuwait	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	S.Yousif 18' Kadhim 71' Hatim 77'

12 January 1972 1972 Palestine Cup	Iraq	3–1	Algeria	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Kamil 1', 20' Kadhim 15'

14 January 1972 1972 Palestine Cup	Iraq	1–3	Egypt	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Aziz 34'

7 May 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Iraq	National Stadium, Bangkok
	Penalties
	Cha Bum-Kun Hwang Jae-Man Park Su-Deok		Aziz Nouri Kadhim Fathi

9 May 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup	Iran	3–0	Iraq	National Stadium, Bangkok
	Kalani 34', 70', 78'			Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

11 May 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup	Thailand	1–1	Iraq	National Stadium, Bangkok
	Supakit 57'		A.Yousif 6'

1973

11 March 1973 1974 WCQ	Australia	3–1	Iraq	Sydney Sports Ground
	Richards 49' Alston 80', 85'		Nouri 89'	Attendance: 28,514 Referee: Govindasamy Suppiah (Singapore)

13 March 1973 1974 WCQ	Iraq	2–0	New Zealand	Sydney Sports Ground
	Rashid 10' Hatim 40'			Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Fernando Alvarez (Philippines)

16 March 1973 1974 WCQ	Iraq	1–1	Indonesia	Sydney Sports Ground
	Kadhim 23'		Idris 43'	Attendance: 14,071 Referee: Kim Joo-Wom (Korea Republic)

18 March 1973 1974 WCQ	Australia	0–0	Iraq	Olympic Park
				Attendance: 10,684 Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

21 March 1973 1974 WCQ	Iraq	3–2	Indonesia	Sydney Sports Ground
	Aziz 22' (pen.) Obeid 33' Nouri 72'		Panggabean 25' Asmara 58'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Luk Tat Sun (Hong Kong)

24 March 1973 1974 WCQ	Iraq	4–0	New Zealand	Sydney Sports Ground
	Hatim 4', 15', 67' Kadhim 23'			Attendance: 12,390 Referee: Kim Joo-Won (Korea Republic)

13 August 1973 1973 Palestine Cup	Iraq	2–0	South Yemen	Sports City Stadium, Benghazi
	Luaibi Hanoon

15 August 1973 1973 Palestine Cup

Algeria

0–0

Iraq

Sports City Stadium, Benghazi

18 August 1973 1973 Palestine Cup

Libya

0–0

Iraq

Sports City Stadium, Benghazi

20 August 1973 1973 Palestine Cup	United Arab Emirates	1–3	Iraq	Sports City Stadium, Benghazi
	Abdel Rahman ?'		Luaibi Hassan

23 August 1973 1973 Palestine Cup

Tunisia

2–0

Iraq

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

25 August 1973 1973 Palestine Cup

Algeria

0–0

Iraq

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

1974

22 February 1974 Friendly

Iraq

0–0

Morocco

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

24 February 1974 Friendly

Iraq

0–0

Morocco

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

2 June 1974 Friendly	Tunisia	2–1	Iraq	Stade El Menzah, Tunis
			Hassan 57'

3 September 1974 1974 Asian Games	India	0–3	Iraq	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
			Jassam 19' Hassan 27' Kadhim 58'	Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)

5 September 1974 1974 Asian Games	China PR	0–1	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
			Hatim 24'

7 September 1974 1974 Asian Games	North Korea	0–1	Iraq	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
			Jassam 73'	Referee: U Tin Htut (Burma

9 September 1974 1974 Asian Games	Iraq	1–1	South Korea	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Jassam 74'		Park Byung-chul 48'

11 September 1974 1974 Asian Games	Malaysia	0–0	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
				Referee: Choi (North Korea)

13 September 1974 1974 Asian Games	Iran	1–0	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Roshan 76'			Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)

1975

1 January 1975 Friendly

Iraq

0–0

Tunisia

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

9 January 1975 Friendly	Iraq	3–1	Libya	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Kadhim 1'86' Hatim 81'

20 September 1975 1976 Olympics qualifiers	Kuwait	1–2	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
			Kadhim 29', 58'

22 September 1975 1976 Olympics qualifiers

Iraq

0–2

Saudi Arabia

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

26 September 1975 1976 Olympics qualifiers	Iran	1–0	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Khorshidi 66'

28 September 1975 1976 Olympics qualifiers	Iraq	4–0	Bahrain	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Kadhim 27', 30', 70', 87'

21 November 1975 1976 ACQ	Iraq	1–0	Qatar	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Hassan 55'

23 November 1975 1976 ACQ	Iraq	3–1	Afghanistan	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Subhi 9' Alwan 17' Kadhim 78'

25 November 1975 1976 ACQ	Iraq	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Ahmed 86'	Report	Mugnim 4'

28 November 1975 1976 ACQ	Iraq	3–0	Qatar	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Alwan 9' Hassan 60' Waal 74'

30 November 1975 1976 ACQ	Iraq	4–0	Afghanistan	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Mahmoud 2', 5' Mustafa 70' Ahmed 84'

2 December 1975 1976 ACQ	Iraq	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Subhi 13' Hassan 42'	Report	Bakhit 54'

21 December 1975 1975 Palestine Cup	Iraq	5–0	United Arab Emirates	Aryamehr Stadium, Teheran
	Subhi 2', 17', 37' Abdul-Jalil Alwan

23 December 1975 1975 Palestine Cup	Tunisia	1–1	Iraq	Stade El Menzah, Tunis
	Ouada 80'		Subhi 20'

26 December 1975 1975 Palestine Cup	Iraq	4–0	Syria	Stade El Menzah, Tunis
	Kadhim 2' (pen.), 20' Hassan 23' Subhi 73'

28 December 1975 1975 Palestine Cup	Egypt	1–0	Iraq	Stade El Menzah, Tunis
	Abdel Baquy 97'

1976

8 February 1976 Friendly

Iraq

0–0

Turkey

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

27 March 1976 1976 Gulf Cup	Iraq	4–0	Oman	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
	Hassan 33' Kadhim 68', 80' 69' (o.g.)

29 March 1976 1976 Gulf Cup	Iraq	4–1	Bahrain	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
	Waal 11' Hassan 23' Abdul-Jalil 50' Kadhim 65'

1 April 1976 1976 Gulf Cup	Iraq	7–1	Saudi Arabia	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
	Waal 3' Abdul-Jalil 6' Hassan 25' Kadhim 45', 60', 68' Subhi 89'

3 April 1976 1976 Gulf Cup

Qatar

0–0

Iraq

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

6 April 1976 1976 Gulf Cup	Iraq	4–0	United Arab Emirates	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
	Hussein 11' Kadhim 34' Abdul-Jalil 34' Fartous 44'

8 April 1976 1976 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	2–2	Iraq	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
			Abdul-Jalil 46' Kadhim 49'

15 April 1976 1976 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	4–2	Iraq	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
			Subhi 9', 50'

4 June 1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup	Iran	2–0	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Nouraei 45' Roshan 58'			Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

6 June 1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup	Iraq	1–0	South Yemen	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Waal 84'

11 June 1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup	Kuwait	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Iraq	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
	Ibrahim 11' Kameel 77', 100'		Abdul-Jalil 46' Hassan 85'	Attendance: 60,000

13 June 1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup	Iraq	0–1	China PR	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
			He Jia 61'

5 September 1976 Friendly

Saudi Arabia

0–0

Iraq

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

1977

25 January 1977 Friendly	Uganda	1–1	Iraq	National Stadium, Kampala
			Hassan

17 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	2–0	Indonesia	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Saeed 8' Abdul-Zahra 47'

19 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament

Iraq

0–0

Libya

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

21 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	3–0	Myanmar	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Alwan 39', 72', 88'

23 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament

Malaysia

0–0

Iraq

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

25 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	5–0	Thailand	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Saeed 6' Alwan 30', 60', 84' Abdullah 87'

28 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	1–1	South Korea	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Saeed 62'

31 July 1977 Merdeka Tournament

South Korea

1–0

Iraq

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

27 November 1977 Friendly	Iraq	3–0	Morocco	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Kadhim 27' Dhurgham 55' Ahmed 62'

3 December 1977 Friendly

Morocco

0–0

Iraq

Fez Stadium, Fez

1978

21 February 1978 Friendly	Iraq	3–0	Algeria	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed 29', 41', 57'

23 February 1978 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Algeria	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Khazal

27 February 1978 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	North Korea	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed

2 July 1978 Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Iraq	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
			Subhi

4 July 1978 Friendly

Algeria

0–0

Iraq

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

13 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament

Japan

0–0

Iraq

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

15 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament	Syria	1–2	Iraq	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
			Hassan 11' Subhi 84'

17 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	4–0	Indonesia	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Ahmed 18' Farhan 25' Subhi 47', 87'

20 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	3–0	Singapore	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Saeed 50', 57', 76'

22 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament

South Korea

2–0

Iraq

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

24 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament	Iraq	1–0	Thailand	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
	Haidari 14'

26 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament	Malaysia	1–2	Iraq	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
			Didah 13' Ahmed 62'

29 July 1978 Merdeka Tournament

South Korea

2–0

Iraq

Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

10 December 1978 1978 Asian Games	Iraq	2–1	Qatar	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
	Subhi 35' Farhan 90'

12 December 1978 1978 Asian Games	China PR	0–2	Iraq	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
			Saeed 44' Didah 62'

14 December 1978 1978 Asian Games	Iraq	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
	Ali 40'

17 December 1978 1978 Asian Games

Iraq

0–1

North Korea

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

18 December 1978 1978 Asian Games	Iraq	3–0	Kuwait	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
	Mahmoud 40' Saeed 55' Abdul-Sahib 85'

19 December 1978 1978 Asian Games	India	0–3	Iraq	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
			Mahmoud 20' Shaker 25' Saeed 63'

20 December 1978 1978 Asian Games

Iraq

0–1

China PR

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

1979

5 February 1979 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Finland	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Ahmed

7 February 1979 Friendly	Iraq	2–0	Finland	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed Mlakh

9 February 1979 Friendly	Iraq	1–1	East Germany	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed 80'

12 February 1979 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	East Germany	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed 74', 88'

23 March 1979 5th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	4–0	Bahrain	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed 48', 88', 90' Shaker 64'

26 March 1979 5th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	2–0	Qatar	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed 1', 60' (pen.)

29 March 1979 5th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	3–1	Kuwait	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Hassan 9' Ahmed 47' Abdul-Sahib 90'		Juma'a 75'

3 April 1979 5th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	5–0	United Arab Emirates	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Ahmed 25' Abdul-Sahib 40' Hassan 47' Saeed 66' Khudhair 85'

5 April 1979 5th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	7–0	Oman	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Saeed 30', 32', 40', 86' Hassan 43', 50' Khudhair 52'

8 April 1979 5th Arabian Gulf Cup	Iraq	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
	Hassan 24' Farhan 36'

References

↑ "Iraq - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

External links

Iraq fixtures on eloratings.net
Iraq on soccerway.com

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Iraq national football team results (1970–1979)

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