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Iraq Al-ʿIrāq

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General Information for Iraq

Iraqi Football Association
Founded
1948
FIFA entry
1950
Average height in 1997
1.81m
Average age in 1997
25.9
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Barjam, Ayoub Odisho (Coach)

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Barjam, Ayoub Odisho (Coach)

Day of Birth
1960-12-15
Place of Birth
Habbaniyah (Iraq)
Matches
1 (1 / 0)
Goto coach Ayoub Odisho Barjam

Baba, Ammo (Coach)

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Baba, Ammo (Coach)

Day of Birth
1934-11-27
Day of Death
2009-05-27
Place of Birth
Baghdad (Iraq)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Ammo Baba

Alwan, Yahya (Coach)

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Alwan, Yahya (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-07-01
Place of Birth
Baghdad (Iraq)
Matches
6 (3 / 3)
Goto coach Yahya Alwan

Players of Iraq in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Zaidan Agool, Jalil 1967-11-02 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hashim Hassan, Emad 1970-08-30 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 2 0 0 0 0 0
Saadoun Abdul-Ridha, Sadiq 1971-10-01 Defender Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad 5 0 3 0 0 0
Shnaishil, Radhi 1966-08-11 Centre Back Qatar Al-Ittihad Doha 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammed Sabbar, Khalid 1973-02-23 Defender Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mahmoud Majid, Haidar 1973-09-19 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 3 1 0 0 0 0
Hashim Hanoon, Abdul-Jabar 1970-12-25 Defender United Arab Emirates Dibba Al-Hisn SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Hassan, Samir 1969-12-11 Defender Lebanon Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kadhim, Habib Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Assad, Ahmed 1976-11-16 Defender Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Tawlid, Laith Hussein 1968-10-13 Centre Midfielder Lebanon Al-Ansar Beirut 5 0 5 0 0 0
Obaid Jassim, Abbas 1973-12-10 Midfielder South Korea Pohang Steelers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jassim Mahdi, Mohammed 1969-06-06 Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammed Hassib, Adnan 1972-08-07 Midfielder Syria Teshrin Latakiyah 1 0 0 0 0 0
Saddam, Naim 1966-01-15 Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 0 0 0 0 0
Najim Abdullah, Haidar 1967-05-01 Attacking Midfielder Iraq Al-Najaf FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Abdul-Latif Hamed, Yasser 1970 Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hussein Adan, Ahmed 1975-02-14 Midfielder Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Rubaei, Habib Jafar 1966-07-01 Right Winger Qatar Al-Wakrah SC 6 0 1 0 0 0
Fawzi Naji, Hussam 1974-09-03 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 5 0 4 0 0 0
Chathir Drain, Qahtan 1973-07-20 Striker Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 4 1 3 0 0 0
Abbas Hassan, Sahib 1969-11-03 Striker Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 2 2 2 0 0 0
Al-Salihi, Ahmed Radhi 1964-04-21 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 1 2 1 0 0 0
Jeayer Khalaf, Sabah 1970-05-26 Striker Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Jabur, Alaa 1970-07-01 Striker Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 0 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Dulaimi, Husham Mohammed 1974-05-10 Centre Forward Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 0 1 0 0 0 0
Karim, Mahmoud Striker Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iraq in 1997

Missing match data:
  • Jordan (16.02.) p
  • India (06.04.) m
  • India (10.04.) m
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-16
Iraq
Iraq
Jordan
Jordan
1:0 p
Iraq vs. Jordan
Friendly Baghdad
1997-04-06
India
India
Iraq
Iraq
0:1 m
India vs. Iraq
Friendly
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi
1997-04-10
India
India
Iraq
Iraq
1:1 (2:4) m
India vs. Iraq
Friendly
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi
1997-05-23
Pakistan
Pakistan
Iraq
Iraq
2:6 c
Pakistan vs. Iraq
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Railway Stadium
1997-06-06
Iraq
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1:2 c
Iraq vs. Kazakhstan
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Al-Shaab Stadium
1997-06-20
Iraq
Iraq
Pakistan
Pakistan
6:1 c
Iraq vs. Pakistan
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Al-Shaab Stadium
1997-06-29
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Iraq
Iraq
3:1 c
Kazakhstan vs. Iraq
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Ortaliq Stadion
1997-08-21
Lebanon
Lebanon
Iraq
Iraq
0:2 c
Lebanon vs. Iraq
Friendly
Beirut Municipal Stadium
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Match Progress for Iraq in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Iraq

Opponent M W D L G
Jordan
Jordan
55 31 10 14 100
Qatar
Qatar
40 17 8 15 57
Bahrain
Bahrain
40 19 14 7 70
Kuwait
Kuwait
38 15 11 12 53
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
38 14 15 9 57
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
38 17 9 12 64
Syria
Syria
33 19 8 6 56
Oman
Oman
31 15 9 7 54
Iran
Iran
27 8 4 15 34
South Korea
South Korea
21 4 8 9 23
Lebanon
Lebanon
20 12 7 1 37
Palestine
Palestine
18 14 3 1 39
Thailand
Thailand
18 11 5 2 49
China
China
17 8 3 6 22
Yemen
Yemen
15 12 3 0 36
Japan
Japan
13 4 2 7 12
Australia
Australia
11 2 2 7 8
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 3 3 5 8
Pakistan
Pakistan
9 7 1 1 40
Egypt
Egypt
9 1 4 4 3
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 8 1 0 22
Algeria
Algeria
8 3 3 2 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 6 1 0 14
Libya
Libya
7 4 2 1 12
East Germany
East Germany
6 1 4 1 5
North Korea
North Korea
6 3 1 2 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 1 2 3 5
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 0 1 17
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 4 1 0 12
India
India
5 4 1 0 16
Poland
Poland
5 1 2 2 3
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 22
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 0 2 2 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 2 1 0 6
Finland
Finland
3 2 1 0 3
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
3 3 0 0 5
Guinea
Guinea
3 1 1 1 6
South Yemen
South Yemen
3 3 0 0 10
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 1 1 3
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 10
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 0
Zambia
Zambia
2 1 1 0 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2 2 0 0 6
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 8
Uganda
Uganda
2 2 0 0 6
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 1 1 0 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 9
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 3
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 13
Denmark
Denmark
2 1 0 1 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
2 0 1 1 3
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 7
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 7
Romania
Romania
2 0 2 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
2 2 0 0 4
Sudan
Sudan
2 1 1 0 3
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
1 1 0 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1 1 0 0 13
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Italy
Italy (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 1
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 1 0 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 2
Liberia
Liberia
1 0 0 1 0
Estonia
Estonia
1 0 1 0 1
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 0 1 1
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
East Germany
East Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 1
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 1
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 1
Bahrain
Bahrain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
North Yemen
North Yemen
1 1 0 0 2
Congo
Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 0
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