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 9 occasions in 1972 to 1976, 1996 to 2019. Their best ever performance is a champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively.

Records

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA GP W D L GF GA
1956 to 1968Did not enterDid not enter
1972Group stage6th3021146510132
1976Fourth place4th4103366510143
1980 to 1988WithdrewWithdrew
1992Did not enterDid not enter
1996Quarter-finals6th420264220040
2000Quarter-finals7th411257330092
2004Quarter-finals8th4202576411164
2007Champions1st6330726321128
2011Quarter-finals8th420233Qualified as defending champions
2015Fourth place4th621389630376
2019Round of 1611th4211636330136
2023To be determinedTBD000000532092
Total 1 title 9/17 39 15 8 16 44 45 46 31 10 5 97 34

Record by opponent
AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Win
 South Korea302**102DNW
 Iran712*46121996
 Thailand4220832000
 South Yemen1100101976
 Kuwait100123DNW
 China PR200204DNW
 Saudi Arabia3201322007
 United Arab Emirates3102342011
 Lebanon101022DNW
 Japan200215DNW
 Uzbekistan100101DNW
 Turkmenistan1100322004
 Australia2101322007
 Oman101000DNW
 Vietnam2200522019
 North Korea1100102011
 Jordan1100102015
 Palestine1100202015
 Yemen1100302019
 Qatar100101DNW

*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
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 PR 3–0 Iraq 
(30 July 2004; Beijing, China)
Best result Champions in 2007
Worst result Group stage in 1972

Thailand 1972

Group allocation match
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 220062+44
 Thailand 201134−11
 Iraq 201114−31
Iran 3 – 0 Iraq
Kalani  34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Thailand 1 – 1 Iraq
Yousif

Iran 1976

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2200100+104
 Iraq 210112−12
 South Yemen 200209−90
Iran 2 – 0 Iraq
Nouraei  45'
Roshan  58'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)
Iraq 1 – 0 South Yemen
Waal  84'

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

Third place match
Iraq 0 – 1 China PR
He Jia  61'

United Arab Emirates 1996

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 6320173+4
 Saudi Arabia 6320173+4
 Iraq 6320163+3
 Thailand 03003213−11
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
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Iraq 4 – 1 Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud  17', 50'
Laith Hussein  23', 63'		 Report Chalermsan  26'
Attendance: 3,000

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

Lebanon 2000

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 7321061+5
 Iraq 4311143+1
 Thailand 2302124−2
 Lebanon 2302137−4
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

Quarterfinal
Japan 4 – 1 Iraq
Nanami  8', 29'
Takahara  11'
Myojin  62'		 Report Abbas Obeid  4'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

China 2004

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uzbekistan 9330030+3
 Iraq 6320154+1
 Turkmenistan 1301246−2
 Saudi Arabia 1301235−2
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

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

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

Group A
Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 312042+25
 Australia 311164+24
 Thailand 311135−24
 Oman 302113−22
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

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

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

Qatar 2011

Group D
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 330061+59
 Iraq 320132+16
 North Korea 301202−21
 United Arab Emirates 301204−41
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

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

Australia 2015

Group D
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

Quarterfinal
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

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

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

UAE 2019

Group D
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
 Report
Yemen 0–3 Iraq
Report
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Round of 16
Qatar 1–0 Iraq
 Report
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