Iraq at the FIFA World Cup

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
Total Best: Group stage 1/22 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 split-second before Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi's header hit the back of the net, and the goal was ruled out. Picon-Ackong was criticised for blowing the whistle when Iraq had a significant goalscoring opportunity.[2]

Paraguay 1–0 Iraq
Romero 35' Report
Attendance: 24,000

PARAGUAY:
GK1Roberto Fernández
DF2Juan Torales
DF3César Zabala
DF4Vladimiro Schettina 45'
DF5Rogelio Delgado (c)
MF6Jorge Amado Nunes
MF10Adolfino Cañete
MF8Julio César Romero
FW7Buenaventura Ferreira
FW11Alfredo Mendoza 88'
FW9Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF16Jorge Guasch 88'
Manager:
Cayetano Ré

IRAQ:
GK1Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF3Khalil Allawi
DF4Nadhim Shaker
DF5Samir Shaker 29'
DF15Natiq Hashim
DF22Ghanim Oraibi
MF6Ali Hussein Shihab
MF7Haris Mohammed 67'
MF14Basil Gorgis 81'
FW10Hussein Saeed
FW8Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11Rahim Hameed 67'
MF19Basim Qasim 81'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo

Iraq vs Belgium
Iraq 1–2 Belgium
Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000

IRAQ:
GK1Raad Hammoudi (c) 20'
DF3Khalil Allawi
DF4Nadhim Shaker 29'
DF5Samir Shaker 48'
DF15Natiq Hashim 65'
DF22Ghanim Oraibi
MF6Ali Hussein Shihab
MF7Haris Mohammed 42'
MF14Basil Gorgis 52'
FW9Karim Saddam 81'
FW8Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11Rahim Hameed 81'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo

BELGIUM:
GK1Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF2Eric Gerets
DF3Franky Van Der Elst
DF4Michel De Wolf
MF21Stéphane Demol 69'
MF6Franky Vercauteren
MF7René Vandereycken
MF10Philippe Desmet
MF8Enzo Scifo 67'
MF11Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW16Nico Claesen 16'
Substitutions:
DF14Lei Clijsters 67'
DF13Georges Grün 69'
Manager:
Guy Thys

Iraq vs Mexico
Iraq 0–1 Mexico
Report Quirarte 54'
Attendance: 103,763

IRAQ:
GK20Fatah Nasif
DF2Maad Ibrahim
DF3Khalil Allawi (c) 73'
DF4Nadhim Shaker
DF15Natiq Hashim 60'
DF22Ghanim Oraibi
MF6Ali Hussein Shihab
MF17Anad Abid 70'
MF19Basim Qasim
FW9Karim Saddam 30'
FW8Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW11Rahim Hameed 60'
MF16Shaker Mahmoud 70'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo

MEXICO:
GK1Pablo Larios
DF18Rafael Amador 62'
DF3Fernando Quirarte
DF14Félix Cruz
DF17Raúl Servín
MF6Carlos de los Cobos 79'
MF7Miguel España
MF10Tomás Boy (c)
MF13Javier Aguirre
FW22Manuel Negrete
FW15Luis Flores
Substitutions:
MF8Alejandro Domínguez 62'
FW5Francisco Javier Cruz 79'
Manager:
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]

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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