Iraq at the FIFA World Cup

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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]

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FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals record FIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 to Flag of Brazil.svg 1950 Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 to Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 Did not qualify6321116
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Did not qualify430152
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 Group stage23rd300314 Squad 107122511
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Did not qualify6321115
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 137423713
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 4202148
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svgFlag of Japan.svg 2002 146353715
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 6321177
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 8323116
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 167362012
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 166552418
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 186842016
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgFlag of Mexico.svgFlag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
TotalBest: Group stage1/18300314121563233232119

Iraq at Mexico 1986

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 321042+25
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 312043+14
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31115503
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 30031430

Paraguay vs Iraq

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]

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–0Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Romero Soccerball shade.svg35' Report
Flag of Paraguay.svg
PARAGUAY:
GK1 Roberto Fernández
DF2 Juan Torales
DF3 César Zabala
DF4 Vladimiro Schettina Yellow card.svg 45'
DF5 Rogelio Delgado (c)
MF6 Jorge Amado Nunes
MF10 Adolfino Cañete
MF8 Julio César Romero
FW7 Buenaventura Ferreira
FW11 Alfredo Mendoza Sub off.svg 88'
FW9 Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF16 Jorge Guasch Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Paraguay.svg Cayetano Ré
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg
IRAQ:
GK1 Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF3 Khalil Allawi
DF4 Nadhim Shaker
DF5 Samir Shaker Yellow card.svg 29'
DF15 Natiq Hashim
DF22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF7 Haris Mohammed Sub off.svg 67'
MF14 Basil Gorgis Sub off.svg 81'
FW10 Hussein Saeed
FW8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11 Rahim Hameed Sub on.svg 67'
MF19 Basim Qasim Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Evaristo de Macedo

Iraq vs Belgium

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.

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Radhi Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Scifo Soccerball shade.svg16'
Claesen Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg
IRAQ:
GK1 Raad Hammoudi (c)Yellow card.svg 20'
DF3 Khalil Allawi
DF4 Nadhim Shaker Yellow card.svg 29'
DF5 Samir Shaker Yellow card.svg 48'
DF15 Natiq Hashim Yellow card.svg 65'
DF22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF7 Haris Mohammed Yellow card.svg 42'
MF14 Basil Gorgis Yellow card.svgRed card.svg 52'
FW9 Karim Saddam Sub off.svg 81'
FW8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11 Rahim Hameed Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Evaristo de Macedo
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
BELGIUM:
GK1 Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF2 Eric Gerets
DF3 Franky Van Der Elst
DF4 Michel De Wolf
MF21 Stéphane Demol Sub off.svg 69'
MF6 Franky Vercauteren
MF7 René Vandereycken
MF10 Philippe Desmet
MF8 Enzo Scifo Sub off.svg 67'
MF11 Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW16 Nico Claesen Yellow card.svg 16'
Substitutions:
DF14 Lei Clijsters Sub on.svg 67'
DF13 Georges Grün Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Thys

Iraq vs Mexico

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.

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg0–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report Quirarte Soccerball shade.svg54'
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 103,763
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg
IRAQ:
GK20 Fatah Nasif
DF2 Maad Ibrahim
DF3 Khalil Allawi (c)Yellow card.svg 73'
DF4 Nadhim Shaker
DF15 Natiq Hashim Sub off.svg 60'
DF22 Ghanim Oraibi
MF6 Ali Hussein Shihab
MF17 Anad Abid Sub off.svg 70'
MF19 Basim Qasim
FW9 Karim Saddam Yellow card.svg 30'
FW8 Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11 Rahim Hameed Sub on.svg 60'
MF16 Shaker Mahmoud Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Evaristo de Macedo
Flag of Mexico.svg
MEXICO:
GK1 Pablo Larios
DF18 Rafael Amador Sub off.svg 62'
DF3 Fernando Quirarte
DF14 Félix Cruz
DF17 Raúl Servín
MF6 Carlos de los Cobos Sub off.svg 79'
MF7 Miguel España
MF10 Tomás Boy (c)
MF13 Javier Aguirre
FW22 Manuel Negrete
FW15 Luis Flores
Substitutions:
MF8 Alejandro Domínguez Sub on.svg 62'
FW5 Francisco Javier Cruz Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bora Milutinović

Record players

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.

RankPlayerMatches
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

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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