Iraq national football team - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nickname(s) | Asood Al-Rafidain (Lions of Mesopotamia) | ||
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Association | Iraq Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Srečko Katanec | ||
Captain | Mohammed Gassid | ||
Most caps | Younis Mahmoud (148) | ||
Top scorer | Hussein Saeed (78) | ||
Home stadium | Basra International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | IRQ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 68 ![]() | ||
Highest | 39 (6 October 2004) | ||
Lowest | 139 (3 July 1996) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Beirut, Lebanon; 19 October 1957) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Irbid, Jordan; August 1992) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Adana, Turkey; 6 December 1959) ![]() ![]() (Malmö, Sweden; 11 October 2012) ![]() ![]() (Copenhagen, Denmark; 14 August 2013) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1986) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1986 | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1972) | ||
Best result | Champions, 2007 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2009 | ||
Medal record |
Iraq national football team is the national football team of Iraq.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.