Iraq national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Iraq national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

12 November 2020 Friendly	Iraq	0–0	Jordan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: The Sevens Stadium Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

17 November 2020 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4	Ali 64' Adnan 85' (pen.)	Report	Khamdamov 39' (pen.)	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

2021

12 January 2021 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

27 January 2021 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Dawood 79' Hussein 89' (pen.)	Report	Al Rashidi 22'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

29 March 2021 Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–1	Iraq	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Report	Karim 56'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Nurzat Askat Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

24 May 2021 Friendly	Iraq	0–0	Tajikistan	Basra, Iraq
19:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Fayhaa Stadium Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

29 May 2021 Friendly	Iraq	6-2	Nepal	Basra, Iraq
19:30 UTC+3	A. Abdul-Zahra 7' M. Abdul-Zahra 39' Hussein 40', 45+1' Ali 67' Jassim 75'	Report	Bista 8' Dangi 29'	Stadium: Al-Fayhaa Stadium Referee: Saed Khalefah (Kuwait)

7 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	4–1	Cambodia	Arad, Bahrain
17:30 UTC+3	Ali 1' Resan 23' Adnan 27' (pen.) Hadi 90+3'	Report	Visal 55'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

11 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Hong Kong	0–1	Iraq	Arad, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3		Report	Fung 11' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iran	1–0	Iraq	Isa Town, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Azmoun 35'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	South Korea	0–0	Iraq	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–3	Iran	Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Jahanbakhsh 3' Taremi 69' Gholizadeh 90'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–0	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	2–2	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4	Caio 33' Mabkhout 90+4'	Report	Al-Attas 74' (o.g.) Hussein 89'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–1	Syria	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Al-Ammari 86' (pen.)	Report	Al Somah 79'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	0–3	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Lee Jae-sung 33' Son Heung-min 74' (pen.) Jeong Woo-yeong 80'	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

30 November 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Iraq	1–1	Oman	Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Abdulkareem 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Al-Yahyaei 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

3 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Bahrain	0–0	Iraq	Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

6 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Qatar	3–0	Iraq	Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Ali 82' Afif 84' Al-Haydos 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

2022

21 January 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Uganda	Baghdad, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Abbas 17'			Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium

27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Iran	1–0	Iraq	Tehran, Iran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Taremi 48'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,354 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

1 February 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–1	Iraq	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2	Sabra 45+2'	Report	Hussein 39'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,341 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

18 March 2022 Friendly	Iraq	3–1	Zambia	Baghdad, Iraq
20:00 UTC+3	Ismail 10' (pen.) Ibrahim 23' Hussein 78'	Report	Natiq 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium Attendance: 25,237 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

24 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3	H. Ali 53'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Syria	1–1	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:45 UTC+4	Al Dali 3'	Report	Hussein 31'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

23 September 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–1 (3–4 p)	Oman	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+3	Hussein 85'	Report	Al-Malki 82'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
	Penalties
	Hussein Attwan Ahmed Rostam Adnan Karim		Al-Yahyaei Al-Malki Al-Sabhi Saleh Al-Musalami Al-Yahmadi

26 September 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Syria	Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3	Hussein 27'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan)

9 November 2022 Friendly	Mexico	4–0	Iraq	Girona, Spain
21:00 UTC+1	Vega 4' Funes Mori 48' Gallardo 67' Antuna 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

12 November 2022 Friendly	Ecuador	0–0	Iraq	Madrid, Spain
18:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

17 November 2022 Friendly	Iraq	Cancelled	Costa Rica	Basra, Iraq
8:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Basra International Stadium

30 December 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
15:00 UTC+3	Faez 9'	Report		Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

2023

6 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Iraq	0–0	Oman	Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 72,865 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

9 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Iraq	Basra, Iraq
19:15 UTC+3		Report	Bayesh 30' Rostam 86'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 65,155 Referee: Adnan Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

12 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Iraq	5–0	Yemen	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Nadhim 40' Attwan 64' Hussein 74' (pen.) 75' H. Ali 88'	Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantanev (Uzbekistan)

16 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup SF	Iraq	2–1	Qatar	Basra, Iraq
16:15 UTC+3	Bayesh 19' Hussein 43'	Report	Surag 28'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 64,520 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) 25th Arabian Gulf Cup F	Iraq	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Oman	Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3	Bayesh 24' Attwan 116' (pen.) Younis 120+2'	Report	Al-Yahyaei 90+10' (pen.) Al-Malki 119'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 64,570 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

26 March 2023 Friendly	Russia	2–0	Iraq	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	An. Miranchuk 50' Pinyayev 58'	Report		Stadium: Gazprom Arena Referee: Akhrol Riskullayev (Uzbekistan)

16 June 2023 Friendly	Colombia	1–0	Iraq	Valencia, Spain
21:00 UTC+2	Cassierra 76'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

7 September 2023 King's Cup SF	Iraq	2–2 (5–4 p)	India	Chiang Mai, Thailand
13:30 UTC+3	Al-Hamadi 28' (pen.) Hussein 80' (pen.)		Naorem 17' Hassan 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
	Penalties
	Doski Adnan H. Ali Al-Hamawi Resan		Fernandes Jhingan Wangjam A. Ali R. Ali

10 September 2023 King's Cup F	Thailand	2–2 (4–5 p)	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:30 UTC+3	Mickelson 37' Bordin 82'		Hussein 6' Attwan 65'	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
	Penalties
	Kritsada Thitiphan Pokklaw Pathompol Theerathon		Abdulla Doski Farhan Bayesh Attwan

13 October 2023 Jordan Tournament SF	Qatar	0–0 (6–5 p)	Iraq	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Amman International Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Haydos Fatehi Alaaeldin Suhail Afif Al-Brake Gaber Meshaal		Doski Al-Hamadi Ali Adnan Allée Al-Ammari Sulaka Resan

17 October 2023 Jordan Tournament 3rd/4th	Jordan	2–2 (3–5 p)	Iraq	Amman, Jordan
17:30 UTC+3	Al-Naimat 31', 79'		Hussein 70' Al-Hamadi 75'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Mardi Sadeh Al-Rashdan Haddad		Doski Al-Hamadi Adnan Hussein Attwan

16 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	5–1	Indonesia	Basra, Iraq
17:45 UTC+3	Resan 20' Amat 35' (o.g.) Rashid 60' Amyn 81' Al-Hamadi 88'	Report	Pattynama 45+3'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 64,447 Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)

21 November 2023 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Vietnam	0–1	Iraq	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+3			Ali 90+7'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

2024

6 January Friendly	South Korea	1–0	Iraq	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4	Lee Jae-sung 42'	Report		Stadium: New York University Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Yahya Ali Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

15 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Indonesia	1–3	Iraq	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3	Marselino 37'	Report	Ali 17' Rashid 45+7' Hussein 75'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 16,532 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hussein 5' 45+4'	Report	Endō 90+3'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	3–2	Vietnam	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Sulaka 47' Hussein 73', 90+12' (pen.)	Report	Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh 42' Nguyễn Quang Hải 90+1'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,932 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

29 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Iraq	2–3	Jordan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Natiq 68' Hussein 76' 45+3' 77'	Report	Al-Naimat 45+1' Al-Arab 90+5' Al-Rashdan 90+7'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 35,814 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

21 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	1–0	Philippines	Basra, Iraq
22:00 UTC+3	Ali 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 63,750 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

26 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Philippines	0–5	Iraq	Manila, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 14', 36' Al-Ammari 30' Iqbal 62' Tahseen 77'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Indonesia	0–2	Iraq	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hussein 54' (pen.) Jasim 88'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 60,245 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	3–1	Vietnam	Basra, Iraq
21:00 UTC+3	H. Ali 12' Jasim 71' Hussein 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Phạm Tuấn Hải 84'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 42,791 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	v	Oman	Basra, Iraq
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Basra International Stadium

10 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Kuwait	v	Iraq	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	v	Palestine	Basra, Iraq
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Basra International Stadium

15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	South Korea	v	Iraq	Yongin, South Korea
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium

14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iraq	v	Jordan	Basra, Iraq
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Basra International Stadium

19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Oman	v	Iraq	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Head to head records

As of match played 6 June 2024

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
India	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Indonesia	3	3	0	0	10	2	100	0	0
Iran	3	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	100
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Jordan	3	0	2	1	4	5	0	66.67	33.33
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Lebanon	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	100	0
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	100
Nepal	1	1	0	0	6	2	100	0	0
Oman	4	1	3	0	5	4	25	75	0
Philippines	2	2	0	0	6	0	100	0	0
Qatar	3	1	1	1	2	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
South Korea	3	0	1	2	0	4	0	33.33	66.67
Syria	3	1	2	0	3	2	33.33	66.67	0
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Thailand	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Uganda	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	3	2	33.33	66.67	0
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Vietnam	3	3	0	0	7	3	100	0	0
Yemen	1	1	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Totals	50	22	19	10	66	49	44	38	20

References

^ "Iraq - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "Iraq national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Iraq". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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