Iraq national football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Iraq
Nickname(s)	Asood Al-Rafidain; (Lions of Mesopotamia)
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	80 8 (7 February 2019)
Highest	39 (6 October 2004)
Lowest	139 (3 July 1996)
Elo ranking
Current	62 4 (3 March 2019)
Highest	22 (3 December 1982)
Lowest	95 (6 October 2016)
First international
	Morocco 3–3 Iraq ; (Beirut, Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Biggest win
	Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia ; (Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Biggest defeat
	Turkey 7–1 Iraq ; (Adana, Turkey; 6 December 1959); Brazil 6–0 Iraq ; (Malmö, Sweden; 11 October 2012); Chile 6–0 Iraq ; (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
Asian Games
West Asian Games
Pan Arab Games

Iraq national football team is the national football team of Iraq.

Images for kids

Iraq playing against Australia in Group A of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup; Iraq won the game 3–1 on their way to winning the cup.
The Iraqi national team pose ahead of their 2019 AFC Asian Cup match against Iran in Dubai.
Iraqi fans celebrating Iraq winning the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
Basra International Stadium during the second opening friendly match between Al-Zawraa and Zamalek in 2013.
Srečko Katanec is the manager of Iraq.
Younis Mahmoud is Iraq's all-time most capped player, having played in 148 official matches.
Hussein Saeed is Iraq's all-time leading goalscorer, having scored 78 goals in 137 official matches.
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2000–2002 and 2007
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