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 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

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Iran 1968 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
Thailand 1972 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 4 Squad 6 5 1 0 13 2
Iran 1976 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 6 Squad 6 5 1 0 14 3
Kuwait 1980 to 1988 Withdrew Withdrew
Japan 1992 Banned due to Gulf War Banned due to Gulf War
United Arab Emirates 1996 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 4 0
Lebanon 2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 5 7 Squad 3 3 0 0 9 2
China 2004 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 5 7 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 4
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 7 2 Squad 6 3 2 1 12 8
Qatar 2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 3 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Australia 2015 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 8 9 Squad 6 3 0 3 7 6
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round of 16 14th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 6 3 3 0 13 6
Qatar 2023 Round of 16 12th 4 3 0 1 10 7 Squad 8 5 2 1 14 4
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualified 6 6 0 0 17 2
Total 1 title 11/15 43 18 8 17 54 52 — 55 39 10 6 119 37
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals scored Goals conceded Last Win
 South Korea 3 0 2** 1 0 2 —
 Iran 7 1 2* 4 6 12 1996
 Thailand 4 2 2 0 8 3 2000
 South Yemen 1 1 0 0 1 0 1976
 Kuwait 1 0 0 1 2 3 —
 China 2 0 0 2 0 4 —
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 3 2 2007
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 3 4 2011
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 2 2 —
 Japan 3 1 0 2 3 5 2023
 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 1 —
 Turkmenistan 1 1 0 0 3 2 2004
 Australia 2 1 0 1 3 2 2007
 Oman 1 0 1 0 0 0 —
 Vietnam 3 3 0 0 8 4 2023
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 2011
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 3 2015
 Palestine 1 1 0 0 2 0 2015
 Yemen 1 1 0 0 3 0 2019
 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 1 —
 Indonesia 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

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 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 soccer ball with check mark
Hwang Jae-man soccer ball with check mark
Park Su-deok soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Aziz
soccer ball with check mark Nouri
soccer ball with check mark Kadhim
soccer ball with check mark Fathi
Attendance: 2,000

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 4
 Thailand 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
 Iraq 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
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 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4
 Iraq 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
 South Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Iran 2–0 Iraq
Nouraei 45'
Roshan 58'
Attendance: 50,000
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
He Jia 61'

United Arab Emirates 1996

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
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
Iraq 4–1 Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud 17', 50'
Laith Hussein 23', 63'		 Report Chalermsan 26'
Attendance: 3,000

Quarter-finals

United Arab Emirates 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Ab. Ibrahim gold-colored soccer ball 103' Report
Attendance: 50,000

Lebanon 2000

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Iraq 3 1 1 1 4 3 4|
 Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
 Lebanon 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2
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

Quarter-finals

Japan 4–1 Iraq
Nanami 8', 29'
Takahara 11'
Myojin 62'		 Report Abbas Obeid 4'
Attendance: 2,000

China 2004

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
 Iraq 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
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

Quarter-finals

China 3–0 Iraq
Hao Haidong 8'
Zheng Zhi 81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)		 Report
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 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
 Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
 Oman 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Report
Penalties
Hawar Mohammed soccer ball with check mark
Qusay Munir soccer ball with check mark
Haidar Abdul-Amir soccer ball with check mark
Ahmad Mnajed soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Lee Chun-soo
soccer ball with check mark Lee Dong-gook
soccer ball with check mark Cho Jae-jin
soccer ball with red X Yeom Ki-hun
soccer ball with red X 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 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 North Korea 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
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

Quarter-finals

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

Quarter-finals

Iran 3–3 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Azmoun 24'
Pouraliganji 103'
Ghoochannejhad 118'		 Report Yasin 56'
Mahmoud 93'
Ismail 116' (pen.)
Penalties
Hajsafi soccer ball with red X
Pouraliganji soccer ball with check mark
Nekounam soccer ball with check mark
Hosseini soccer ball with check mark
Ghafouri soccer ball with check mark
Jahanbakhsh soccer ball with check mark
Teymourian soccer ball with check mark
Amiri soccer ball with red X		 6–7 soccer ball with red X Abdul-Amir
soccer ball with check mark Salem
soccer ball with check mark Ismail
soccer ball with check mark Adnan
soccer ball with check mark Mahmoud
soccer ball with check mark Kasim
soccer ball with check mark Hussein
soccer ball with check mark Shaker
Attendance: 18,921

Semi-finals

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

United Arab Emirates 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)
Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Round of 16

Qatar 1–0 Iraq
 Report

Qatar 2023

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group D

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Vietnam 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: AFC
Indonesia 1–3 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 16,532
Iraq 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 38,663
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq 3–2 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 8,932

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

Iraq 2–3 Jordan
 Report
Attendance: 35,814

See also