Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup
Appearance
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[edit]
AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualified | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1 title | 11/15 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 52 | — | 55 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 119 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Record by opponent[edit]
AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Last Win |
3 | 0 | 2** | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | |
7 | 1 | 2* | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1996 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1976 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2007 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2011 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2023 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2004 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2007 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2023 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2015 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2015 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2019 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | |
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[edit]
Iraq's Asian Cup record | |||||
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First match | (7 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand) | ||||
Biggest win | (11 December 1996; Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (12 January 2019; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) | ||||
Biggest defeat | (9 May 1972; Bangkok, Thailand) (24 October 2000; Beirut, Lebanon) (30 July 2004; Beijing, China) | ||||
Best result | Champions in 2007 | ||||
Worst result | Group stage in 1972 |
Thailand 1972[edit]
Group allocation match[edit]
South Korea | 0–0 | |
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Penalties | ||
Cha Bum-kun Hwang Jae-man Park Su-deok |
2–4 |
Attendance: 2,000
Group A[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Iran 1976[edit]
Group B[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Iraq | 1–0 | |
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Waal |
Semi-finals[edit]
Third place match[edit]
United Arab Emirates 1996[edit]
Group B[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Iran | 1–2 | |
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Daei |
Report | Hussam Fawzi Khalid Sabbar |
Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | |
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Al-Mehallel |
Report |
Iraq | 4–1 | |
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Haidar Mahmoud Laith Hussein |
Report | Chalermsan |
Quarter-finals[edit]
United Arab Emirates | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Ab. Ibrahim |
Report |
Lebanon 2000[edit]
Group A[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4| | ||
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
Iraq | 2–0 | |
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Qahtan Chathir Haidar Mahmoud |
Report |
Quarter-finals[edit]
China 2004[edit]
Group C[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Iraq | 0–1 | |
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Report | Qosimov |
Turkmenistan | 2–3 | |
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V. Bayramov Kuliyyew |
Report | Hawar Mohammed Razzaq Farhan Qusay Munir |
Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | |
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Al-Montashari |
Report | Nashat Akram Younis Mahmoud |
Quarter-finals[edit]
Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007[edit]
Group A[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Iraq | 3–1 | |
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Nashat Akram Hawar Mohammed Karrar Jassim |
Report | Viduka |
Quarter-finals[edit]
Iraq | 2–0 | |
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Younis Mahmoud |
Report |
Semi-finals[edit]
Iraq | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Hawar Mohammed Qusay Munir Haidar Abdul-Amir Ahmad Mnajed |
4–3 |
Final[edit]
Qatar 2011[edit]
Group D[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | |
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W. Abbas |
Iraq | 1–0 | |
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Jassim |
Quarter-finals[edit]
Australia 2015[edit]
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | ||
4 | 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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Quarter-finals[edit]
Iran | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | |
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Azmoun Pouraliganji Ghoochannejhad |
Report | Yasin Mahmoud Ismail |
Penalties | ||
Hajsafi Pouraliganji Nekounam Hosseini Ghafouri Jahanbakhsh Teymourian Amiri |
6–7 |
Semi-finals[edit]
Third place match[edit]
United Arab Emirates 2019[edit]
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Round of 16[edit]
Qatar 2023[edit]
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
Source: AFC
Iraq | 3–2 | |
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Report |
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