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Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on ten occasions: in 1972 and 1976, and from 1996 to 2023. Their best ever performance was becoming champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Overall record

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AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1956 to   1968 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
  1972 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 4 Squad 6 5 1 0 13 2
  1976 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 6 Squad 6 5 1 0 14 3
  1980 to   1988 Withdrew Withdrew
  1992 Banned due to Gulf War Banned due to Gulf War
  1996 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 4 0
  2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 7 Squad 3 3 0 0 9 2
  2004 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 5 7 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 4
        2007 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 7 2 Squad 6 3 2 1 12 8
  2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 3 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
  2015 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 8 9 Squad 6 3 0 3 7 6
  2019 Round of 16 14th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 6 3 3 0 13 6
  2023 Round of 16 12th 4 3 0 1 10 7 Squad 8 5 2 1 14 4
  2027 Qualified 6 6 0 0 17 2
Total 1 title 11/15 43 18 8 17 54 52 — 55 39 10 6 119 37
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Record by opponent

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AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals scored Goals conceded Last Win
  South Korea 3 0 2** 1 0 2 —
  Iran 7 1 2* 4 6 12 1996
  Thailand 4 2 2 0 8 3 2000
  South Yemen 1 1 0 0 1 0 1976
  Kuwait 1 0 0 1 2 3 —
  China 2 0 0 2 0 4 —
  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 3 2 2007
  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 3 4 2011
  Lebanon 1 0 1 0 2 2 —
  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 5 2023
  Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 1 —
  Turkmenistan 1 1 0 0 3 2 2004
  Australia 2 1 0 1 3 2 2007
  Oman 1 0 1 0 0 0 —
  Vietnam 3 3 0 0 8 4 2023
  North Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 2011
  Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 3 2015
  Palestine 1 1 0 0 2 0 2015
  Yemen 1 1 0 0 3 0 2019
  Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 1 —
  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 3 1 2023

*Iraq defeated Iran in the 2015 quarter-finals via penalty shoot-out
**Iraq defeated South Korea in both the 1972 preliminary round and the 2007 semi-finals via penalty shoot-out

Record results

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Iraq's Asian Cup record
First match   South Korea 0–0 (2–4 p.) Iraq  
(7 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest win   Iraq 4–1 Thailand  
(11 December 1996; Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
  Yemen 0–3 Iraq  
(12 January 2019; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Biggest defeat   Iran 3–0 Iraq  
(9 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand)
  Japan 4–1 Iraq  
(24 October 2000; Beirut, Lebanon)
  China 3–0 Iraq  
(30 July 2004; Beijing, China)
Best result Champions in 2007
Worst result Group stage in 1972

Thailand 1972

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Group allocation match

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South Korea  0–0  Iraq
Penalties
Cha Bum-kun  
Hwang Jae-man  
Park Su-deok  		 2–4   Aziz
  Nouri
  Kadhim
  Fathi
Attendance: 2,000

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 4
  Thailand 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
  Iraq 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Iran  3–0  Iraq
Kalani   34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Thailand  1–1  Iraq
Yousif  

Iran 1976

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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4
  Iraq 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
  South Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Iran  2–0  Iraq
Nouraei   45'
Roshan   58'
Attendance: 50,000
Iraq  1–0  South Yemen
Waal   84'

Semi-finals

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Kuwait  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Ibrahim   11'
Kamel   77', 100'		 Abdul-Jalil   46'
Hassan   85'
Attendance: 60,000

Third place match

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Iraq  0–1  China
He Jia   61'

United Arab Emirates 1996

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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
  Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Iran  1–2  Iraq
Daei   90' (pen.) Report Hussam Fawzi   37'
Khalid Sabbar   69'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iraq
Al-Mehallel   26' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Iraq  4–1  Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud   17', 50'
Laith Hussein   23', 63'		 Report Chalermsan   26'
Attendance: 3,000

Quarter-finals

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United Arab Emirates  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Ab. Ibrahim   103' Report
Attendance: 50,000

Lebanon 2000

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Iraq 3 1 1 1 4 3 4|
  Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
  Lebanon 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2
Iraq  2–0  Thailand
Qahtan Chathir   27'
Haidar Mahmoud   60'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Lebanon  2–2  Iraq
Chahrour   28'
Hojeij   76'		 Report Sabah Jeayer   5', 22'
Attendance: 30,000
Iran  1–0  Iraq
Daei   77' Report
Attendance: 8,582

Quarter-finals

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Japan  4–1  Iraq
Nanami   8', 29'
Takahara   11'
Myojin   62'		 Report Abbas Obeid   4'
Attendance: 2,000

China 2004

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Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
  Iraq 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Iraq  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov   21'
Attendance: 12,400
Turkmenistan  2–3  Iraq
V. Bayramov   14'
Kuliyyew   85'		 Report Hawar Mohammed   12'
Razzaq Farhan   80'
Qusay Munir   88'
Attendance: 22,000
Saudi Arabia  1–2  Iraq
Al-Montashari   57' Report Nashat Akram   51'
Younis Mahmoud   86'
Attendance: 15,000

Quarter-finals

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China  3–0  Iraq
Hao Haidong   8'
Zheng Zhi   81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

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Group A

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Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
  Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
  Oman 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Thailand  1–1  Iraq
Suksomkit   6' (pen.) Report Younis Mahmoud   32'
Attendance: 30,000
Iraq  3–1  Australia
Nashat Akram   22'
Hawar Mohammed   60'
Karrar Jassim   86'		 Report Viduka   47'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Oman  0–0  Iraq
Report
Attendance: 500

Quarter-finals

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Iraq  2–0  Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud   2', 65' Report
Attendance: 9,720

Semi-finals

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Iraq  0–0 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Report
Penalties
Hawar Mohammed  
Qusay Munir  
Haidar Abdul-Amir  
Ahmad Mnajed  		 4–3   Lee Chun-soo
  Lee Dong-gook
  Cho Jae-jin
  Yeom Ki-hun
  Kim Jung-woo
Attendance: 12,500

Final

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Iraq  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Younis Mahmoud   72' Report
Attendance: 60,000

Qatar 2011

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Group D

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
  Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  North Korea 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Iraq  1–2  Iran
Mahmoud   13' Report Rezaei   42'
Mobali   84'
Attendance: 10,478
United Arab Emirates  0–1  Iraq
W. Abbas   90+3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,233
Iraq  1–0  North Korea
Jassim   22'
Attendance: 4,111

Quarter-finals

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Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Kewell   118'
Attendance: 7,889

Australia 2015

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Group D

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Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3   Jordan 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4   Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2015. Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jordan  0–1  Iraq
Report Kasim   77'
Attendance: 6,840
Iraq  0–1  Japan
Report Honda   23' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,941
Iraq  2–0  Palestine
Mahmoud   48'
Yasin   88'		 Report
Attendance: 10,235

Quarter-finals

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Iran  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Azmoun   24'
Pouraliganji   103'
Ghoochannejhad   118'		 Report Yasin   56'
Mahmoud   93'
Ismail   116' (pen.)
Penalties
Hajsafi  
Pouraliganji  
Nekounam  
Hosseini  
Ghafouri  
Jahanbakhsh  
Teymourian  
Amiri  		 6–7   Abdul-Amir
  Salem
  Ismail
  Adnan
  Mahmoud
  Kasim
  Hussein
  Shaker
Attendance: 18,921

Semi-finals

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South Korea  2–0  Iraq
Lee Jung-hyup   20'
Kim Young-gwon   50'		 Report
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Third place match

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Iraq  2–3  United Arab Emirates
Salem   28'
Kalaf   42'		 Report Khalil   16', 51'
Mabkhout   57' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,829

United Arab Emirates 2019

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Group D

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Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3   Vietnam 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq  3–2  Vietnam
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Yemen  0–3  Iraq
Report
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Iran  0–0  Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Round of 16

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Qatar  1–0  Iraq
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Qatar 2023

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group D

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iraq 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Vietnam 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: AFC
Indonesia  1–3  Iraq
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Attendance: 16,532
Iraq  2–1  Japan
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Attendance: 38,663
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq  3–2  Vietnam
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Attendance: 8,932

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

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Iraq  2–3  Jordan
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Attendance: 35,814

See also

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