Iraq have appeared once in the FIFA World Cup which was in 1986. They ended up last place in their group with zero points, scoring only one goal.[1]
FIFA World Cup record
edit| FIFA World Cup finals record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930 to  1950
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Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
 1954 to  1970
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1974
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||
 1978
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Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
 1982
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Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1986
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Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | |
 1990
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||
 1994
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13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 13 | ||||||||||
 1998
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||
  2002
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2006
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2010
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2014
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16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 12 | ||||||||||
 2018
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16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | ||||||||||
 2022
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18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2026
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
  2030
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 2034
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| Total | Best: Group stage | 1/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 121 | 56 | 32 | 33 | 232 | 119 | |
Iraq at Mexico 1986
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Paraguay
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Belgium
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 Iraq
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Paraguay vs Iraq
editThis match caused controversy as the referee Edwin Picon-Ackong blew the whistle for half time a few seconds before Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi headed the ball into the goal, meaning that it did not count.[2]
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Iraq vs Belgium
editIn the 16th minute of the match Belgium took the lead when Enzo Scifo scored with a low shot to the left corner of the net from the right from just inside the penalty area. It was 2-0 in the 21st minute when Nico Claesen scored a penalty low to the left corner of the net. Iraq pulled a goal back in the 59th minute when Ahmed Radhi scored a low shot to the left corner of the net from the right but Belgium went on to win 2-1.
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Iraq vs Mexico
editFernando Quirarte scored the only goal of the game with a shot from a very tight angle on the right that beat the goalkeeper at his near post.
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Record players
editThere are seven players who have been fielded on all three occasions. Five of them played every single minute, while Rahim Hameed came on as a substitute every single time, replacing fellow record holder Hashim in the last match.
| Rank | Player | Matches |
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| 1 | Khalil Allawi | 3 |
| Rahim Hameed | 3 | |
| Natiq Hashim | 3 | |
| Ghanim Oraibi | 3 | |
| Ahmed Radhi | 3 | |
| Nadhim Shaker | 3 | |
| Ali Hussein Shihab | 3 |
Top goalscorers
editThe only Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup was scored by Ahmed Radhi in their match against Belgium.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Iraqi football legend Radhi dies from COVID-19". Arab News. June 21, 2020.
- ^ LinguaSport - 1986 World Cup
- ^ "Asian Icons: Ahmed Radhi (Iraq)". the-AFC.
- ^ "Iraqi football legend Ahmad Radhi dies after battling COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com.