Iraq

Group IFIFA ranking #58AFCIRQ

2nd appearance · First since 1986

Profile

Forty years after their only previous World Cup, Iraq came through the intercontinental play-offs to spark celebrations across the country. The 2007 Asian champions' football-mad fanbase makes the Lions of Mesopotamia everyone's second team.

Iraq fixtures

Group I · Match 18Jun 16, 6:00 PM stadium time

Iraq

Norway

Gillette Stadium, Boston (Foxborough)

Group I · Match 42Jun 22, 5:00 PM stadium time

France

Iraq

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Group I · Match 62Jun 26, 3:00 PM stadium time

Senegal

Iraq

BMO Field, Toronto

Players to watch

Aymen Hussein
Forward · Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ali Al-Hamadi
Forward · Stoke City
Zidane Iqbal
Midfielder · Utrecht

Group I table

Group I

Top 2 advance · best 3rds may qualify

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1France	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0