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General Information for Iraq

Iraqi Football Association
Founded
1948
FIFA entry
1950
Average height in 2008
1.78m
Average age in 2008
23.4
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Al-Abbassi, Adnan Hamad (Coach)

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Al-Abbassi, Adnan Hamad (Coach)

Day of Birth
1961-02-01
Place of Birth
Samarra (Iraq)
Matches
4 (3 / 1)
Goto coach Adnan Hamad Al-Abbassi

Olsen, Egil (Coach)

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Olsen, Egil (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-04-22
Place of Birth
Fredrikstad (Norway)
Matches
7 (3 / 4)
Goto coach Egil Olsen

Vieira, Jorvan (Coach)

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Vieira, Jorvan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-05-24
Place of Birth
Duque de Caxias (RJ) (Brazil)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Jorvan Vieira

Players of Iraq in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Al-Bairawi, Noor Sabri 1984-06-06 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 10 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Jaberi, Mohammed Kassid 1986-12-10 Goalkeeper Iraq Al-Zawra'a Baghdad 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hamid Hassan, Didar 1985-02-02 Goalkeeper Iraq Erbil FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Abdul-Amir Hussain, Haidar 1982-11-02 Centre Back Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon Zarqa 12 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Mutairi, Ali Hussein Rehema 1985-08-08 Centre Back Qatar Al-Wakrah SC 9 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Ogaili, Bassim Abbas 1982-07-01 Left Back Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 8 1 0 0 0 0
Attiya Hafidh, Saad 1987-02-26 Centre Back Iraq Erbil FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Shakir, Salam 1986-07-31 Centre Back Qatar Al-Khor SC 4 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Hamd, Jassim Ghulam 1979-03-11 Defender Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammed Haji, Jassim 1984-05-03 Centre Back Iraq Duhok FC 3 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Rubai, Yasser Raad 1983-03-25 Defender Iraq Erbil FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ali Karim, Mohammed 1986-06-25 Right Back Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 0 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Mamoori, Samal Saeed 1987-12-01 Right Back Iraq Erbil FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Abbas Lafta, Nabil 1986-03-26 Defender Jordan Al-Baqa'a Amman 0 1 0 0 0 0
Karim Ajeel, Mahdi 1977-12-10 Right Midfielder Qatar Al-Khor SC 10 1 1 0 0 0
Zibari, Hawar Mulla-Mohammed 1981-06-01 Left Midfielder Cyprus Anorthosis Ammochostou 10 0 2 0 0 0
Al-Eissa, Nashat Akram 1984-09-12 Attacking Midfielder Qatar Al-Gharrafa SC 8 2 2 0 0 0
Al-Hussein, Qusai Munir 1981-04-12 Defensive Midfielder Qatar Qatar SC Doha 8 1 0 0 0 0
Kadhim Tahir, Haitham 1983-11-20 Defensive Midfielder Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Baghdad 5 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Mahmoudi, Karrar Jassim 1987-03-15 Attacking Midfielder Qatar Al-Wakrah SC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Sadoun, Salih Sadir 1981-08-21 Attacking Midfielder Lebanon Al-Ahed Beirut 4 5 0 0 0 0
Abid Ali, Ahmed 'Kobi' 1986-01-18 Centre Midfielder Iraq Erbil FC 2 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Mamoori, Samer Saeed 1987-12-01 Right Midfielder Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 3 0 0 0 0
Ibrahim Mohammed, Khaldoun 1987-07-16 Defensive Midfielder Iraq Erbil FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mushir Ismail, Khalid 1981-02-14 Defensive Midfielder Iraq Duhok FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Azzawi, Ala'a Abdul-Zahra 1987-12-22 Attacking Midfielder Qatar Al-Khor SC 0 4 0 0 0 0
Mahmoud, Younis 1983-02-03 Centre Forward Qatar Al-Gharrafa SC 7 4 0 0 0 0
Mohammed Ridha, Emad 1982-07-24 Centre Forward Iran Sepahan Isfahan 5 3 2 0 0 0
Karim Abdullah, Mustafa 1987-07-21 Centre Forward Egypt Al-Ismaily SC 2 5 0 0 0 0
Al-Nuaimi, Ali Salah Hashim 1987-02-16 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 1 2 0 0 0 0
Mnajid Abbas, Ahmed 1981-12-13 Secondary striker Iraq Al-Talaba Baghdad 1 0 1 0 0 0
Nasser Shakroun, Mohammed 1984-03-12 Centre Forward Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz 1 0 1 0 0 0
Zibari, Halkurd Mullah-Mohammed 1988-03-11 Left Winger Iraq Sulimaniya SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Salah Alwan, Ahmed 1980-03-12 Striker Iraq Erbil FC 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iraq in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-01-24
Jordan
Jordan
Iraq
Iraq
1:1 c
Jordan vs. Iraq
Friendly
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2008-01-31
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Iraq
0:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iraq
Friendly
Al-Nahyan Stadium
2008-02-06
Iraq
Iraq
China
China
1:1 c
Iraq vs. China
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Al-Rashid Stadium
2008-03-21
Kuwait
Kuwait
Iraq
Iraq
0:0 c
Kuwait vs. Iraq
Friendly
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
2008-03-26
Qatar
Qatar
Iraq
Iraq
2:0 c
Qatar vs. Iraq
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2008-05-17
Syria
Syria
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Syria vs. Iraq
Friendly
Stade des Abbassides
2008-05-25
Thailand
Thailand
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Thailand vs. Iraq
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
2008-06-01
Australia
Australia
Iraq
Iraq
1:0 c
Australia vs. Iraq
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Suncorp Stadium
2008-06-07
Iraq
Iraq
Australia
Australia
1:0 c
Iraq vs. Australia
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Al-Rashid Stadium
2008-06-14
China
China
Iraq
Iraq
1:2 c
China vs. Iraq
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
2008-06-22
Iraq
Iraq
Qatar
Qatar
0:1 c
Iraq vs. Qatar
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Al-Rashid Stadium
2008-12-27
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Iraq
2:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iraq
Friendly
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
12 Matches

Match Progress for Iraq in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Iraq

Opponent M W D L G
Jordan
Jordan
49 26 10 13 88
Qatar
Qatar
36 14 7 15 51
Bahrain
Bahrain
35 14 14 7 49
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
33 14 7 12 52
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
32 9 14 9 37
Syria
Syria
30 16 8 6 49
Oman
Oman
29 13 9 7 43
Kuwait
Kuwait
27 10 9 8 31
Iran
Iran
23 7 3 13 31
South Korea
South Korea
19 3 8 8 19
Palestine
Palestine
18 14 3 1 39
Lebanon
Lebanon
17 10 6 1 32
Thailand
Thailand
16 10 4 2 47
China
China
16 8 3 5 22
Yemen
Yemen
15 12 3 0 36
Japan
Japan
13 4 2 7 12
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 3 3 5 8
Australia
Australia
9 2 1 6 7
Pakistan
Pakistan
8 7 1 0 39
Algeria
Algeria
7 2 5 0 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 6 1 0 14
Egypt
Egypt
6 1 3 2 2
North Korea
North Korea
6 3 1 2 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 6 0 0 17
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 4 1 0 12
India
India
5 4 1 0 16
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 0 1 17
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 0 2 2 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 1 2 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
4 4 0 0 22
Guinea
Guinea
3 1 1 1 6
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 1 1 3
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 10
Libya
Libya
3 2 0 1 5
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 13
East Germany
East Germany
2 0 2 0 1
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
2 2 0 0 3
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 3
Denmark
Denmark
2 1 0 1 2
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 7
Kenya
Kenya
2 2 0 0 4
Romania
Romania
2 0 2 0 1
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 8
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 0
Zambia
Zambia
2 1 1 0 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
2 2 0 0 6
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 1 1 0 2
Uganda
Uganda
2 2 0 0 6
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 9
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 2
Liberia
Liberia
1 0 0 1 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 2
Estonia
Estonia
1 0 1 0 1
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
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
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 1
Bahrain
Bahrain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 6
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 1
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 0
Sudan
Sudan
1 0 1 0 1
Congo
Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Poland
Poland
1 0 1 0 1
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 0 1 0 0
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 1
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
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