| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
2  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
3  Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
4  Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
About
World Cup story
Iraq's only previous World Cup was Mexico 1986, where they exited at the group stage. 2026 is their first return in 40 years.
- Appearances
- 1
- Best finish
- Group stage
- First appearance
- 1986
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Jalal Hassan
102 capsTOP SCORER
Aymen Hussein
33 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
26.4 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- D
v United Arab Emirates 1–1
2025-11-13 · Away · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
- W
v United Arab Emirates 2–1
2025-11-18 · Home · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
- W
v Bolivia 2–1
2026-03-31 · Home · WC qualifying · Mar 2026
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
Iraq
Venezuela
SpainIraqIraq
AndorraIraq
BoliviaIraq
JordanSquad
26-man roster
Coach Graham Arnold
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Fahad Talib
Al-Talaba · 31y
21 caps
- 12
Jalal HassanC
Al-Zawraa · 35y
102 caps
- 22
Ahmed Basil
Al-Shorta · 29y
16 caps
DEFENDERS
9- 2
Rebin Sulaka
Port · 34y
56 caps
1 goals
- 3
Hussein Ali
Pogoń Szczecin · 24y
27 caps
1 goals
- 4
Zaid Tahseen
Pakhtakor · 25y
28 caps
1 goals
- 5
Akam Hashim
Al-Zawraa · 27y
14 caps
1 goals
- 6
Manaf Younis
Al-Shorta · 29y
34 caps
1 goals
- 15
Ahmed Maknzi
Al-Karma · 24y
7 caps
- 23
Merchas Doski
FC Viktoria Plzeň · 26y
31 caps
1 goals
- 25
Mustafa Saadoon
Al-Shorta · 25y
17 caps
- 26
Frans Putros
Persib · 32y
28 caps
MIDFIELDERS
7- 7
Youssef Amyn
AEK Larnaca · 22y
27 caps
2 goals
- 8
Ibrahim Bayesh
Al Dhafra · 26y
76 caps
8 goals
- 14
Zidane Iqbal
FC Utrecht · 23y
25 caps
2 goals
- 16
Amir Al-Ammari
KS Cracovia · 28y
51 caps
3 goals
- 19
Kevin Yakob
AGF · 25y
9 caps
- 20
Aimar Sher
Sarpsborg 08 · 23y
7 caps
- 24
Zaid Ismail
Al-Talaba · 24y
6 caps
FORWARDS
7- 9
Ali Al-Hamadi
Luton Town · 24y
20 caps
5 goals
- 10
Mohanad Ali
Dibba · 25y
72 caps
27 goals
- 11
Ahmed Qasem
Nashville SC · 22y
3 caps
- 13
Ali Yousif
Al-Talaba · 30y
7 caps
1 goals
- 17
Ali Jasim
Al-Najma · 22y
36 caps
2 goals
- 18
Aymen Hussein
Al-Karma · 30y
95 caps
33 goals
- 21
Marko Farji
Venezia · 22y
12 caps
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
1w ago
Senegal thrash 10-man Iraq to boost hopes of reaching last 32
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1w ago
Gueye scores 'venomous' double off the Senegal bench
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2w ago
What France & Iraq did during 'mentally draining' two-hour weather delay
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2w ago
France weather storm to beat Iraq and sail into knockouts
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2w ago
Dembele scores first goal in major tournament for France
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2w ago
'Simply stunning' - Mbappe opens the scoring against Iraq
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2w ago
Fans delayed entry as bad weather affects France-Iraq tie
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2w ago
Iraq manager comes up with plan to stop Mbappe
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2w ago
From tragedy to World Cup history - Iraq scorer Hussein's story
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2w ago
Highlights: Haaland scores twice in Norway win over Iraq
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