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

FIFA World Cup finals record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
1974 Did not qualify 6321116
1978 Withdrew Withdrew
1982 Did not qualify 430152
1986 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 4 Squad 107122511
1990 Did not qualify 6321115
1994 137423713
1998 4202148
2002 146353715
2006 6321177
2010 8323116
2014 167362012
2018 166552418
2022 186842016
2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Best: Group stage 1/25 3 0 0 3 1 4 — 121 56 32 33 232 119

Iraq at Mexico 1986

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 321042+25
 Paraguay 312043+14
 Belgium 31115503
 Iraq 300314−30

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 1–0 Iraq
Romero 35' Report
Attendance: 24,000
Paraguay
PARAGUAY:
GK1Roberto Fernández
DF2Juan Torales
DF3César Zabala
DF4Vladimiro SchettinaYellow card 45'
DF5Rogelio Delgado (c)
MF6Jorge Amado Nunes
MF10Adolfino Cañete
MF8Julio César Romero
FW7Buenaventura Ferreira
FW11Alfredo Mendozadownward-facing red arrow 88'
FW9Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF16Jorge Guaschupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Paraguay Cayetano Ré
Iraq
IRAQ:
GK1Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF3Khalil Allawi
DF4Nadhim Shaker
DF5Samir ShakerYellow card 29'
DF15Natiq Hashim
DF22Ghanim Oraibi
MF6Ali Hussein Shihab
MF7Haris Mohammeddownward-facing red arrow 67'
MF14Basil Gorgisdownward-facing red arrow 81'
FW10Hussein Saeed
FW8Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11Rahim Hameedupward-facing green arrow 67'
MF19Basim Qasimupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil 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 1–2 Belgium
Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Iraq
IRAQ:
GK1Raad Hammoudi (c)Yellow card 20'
DF3Khalil Allawi
DF4Nadhim ShakerYellow card 29'
DF5Samir ShakerYellow card 48'
DF15Natiq HashimYellow card 65'
DF22Ghanim Oraibi
MF6Ali Hussein Shihab
MF7Haris MohammedYellow card 42'
MF14Basil GorgisYellow cardRed card 52'
FW9Karim Saddamdownward-facing red arrow 81'
FW8Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11Rahim Hameedupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
Belgium
BELGIUM:
GK1Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF2Eric Gerets
DF3Franky Van Der Elst
DF4Michel De Wolf
MF21Stéphane Demoldownward-facing red arrow 69'
MF6Franky Vercauteren
MF7René Vandereycken
MF10Philippe Desmet
MF8Enzo Scifodownward-facing red arrow 67'
MF11Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW16Nico ClaesenYellow card 16'
Substitutions:
DF14Lei Clijstersupward-facing green arrow 67'
DF13Georges Grünupward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Belgium 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 0–1 Mexico
Report Quirarte 54'
Attendance: 103,763
Iraq
IRAQ:
GK20Fatah Nasif
DF2Maad Ibrahim
DF3Khalil Allawi (c)Yellow card 73'
DF4Nadhim Shaker
DF15Natiq Hashimdownward-facing red arrow 60'
DF22Ghanim Oraibi
MF6Ali Hussein Shihab
MF17Anad Abiddownward-facing red arrow 70'
MF19Basim Qasim
FW9Karim SaddamYellow card 30'
FW8Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11Rahim Hameedupward-facing green arrow 60'
MF16Shaker Mahmoudupward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo
Mexico
MEXICO:
GK1Pablo Larios
DF18Rafael Amadordownward-facing red arrow 62'
DF3Fernando Quirarte
DF14Félix Cruz
DF17Raúl Servín
MF6Carlos de los Cobosdownward-facing red arrow 79'
MF7Miguel España
MF10Tomás Boy (c)
MF13Javier Aguirre
FW22Manuel Negrete
FW15Luis Flores
Substitutions:
MF8Alejandro Domínguezupward-facing green arrow 62'
FW5Francisco Javier Cruzupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

Record players

There are seven players who have been fielded on all three occasions. Five of them played every single minute, while Abdul-Rahim Hamed Aufi came on as a substitute every single time, replacing fellow record holder Hashim in the last match.

Rank Player Matches
1 Khalil Allawi3
Rahim Hameed3
Natiq Hashim3
Ghanim Oraibi3
Ahmed Radhi3
Nadhim Shaker3
Ali Hussein Shihab3

Top goalscorers

The only Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup was scored by Ahmed Radhi in their match against Belgium.[3][4]

See also

References

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