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Iraq at the AFC Asian Cup

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Group allocation match

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Group A

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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)

Iran 1976

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Group B

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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

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

Third place match

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Iraq 0–1 China
He Jia 61'

United Arab Emirates 1996

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Group B

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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

Iraq 4–1 Thailand
Haidar Mahmoud 17', 50'
Laith Hussein 23', 63'
Report Chalermsan 26'

Quarter-finals

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

Lebanon 2000

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Group A

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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'

Iran 1–0 Iraq
Daei 77' Report

Quarter-finals

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

China 2004

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Group C

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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'



Quarter-finals

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

Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007

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Group A

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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

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

Quarter-finals

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Iraq 2–0 Vietnam
Younis Mahmoud 2', 65' Report

Semi-finals

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Final

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Qatar 2011

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Group D

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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'

United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iraq
W. Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)

Iraq 1–0 North Korea
Jassim 22'

Quarter-finals

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Australia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Kewell 118'

Australia 2015

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Group D

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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'

Iraq 0–1 Japan
Report Honda 23' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,941

Iraq 2–0 Palestine
Mahmoud 48'
Yasin 88'
Report

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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

Third place match

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

United Arab Emirates 2019

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Group D

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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

Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Round of 16

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Qatar 1–0 Iraq
Report

Qatar 2023

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Group D

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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

Iraq 2–1 Japan
Report
Attendance: 38,663
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Iraq 3–2 Vietnam
Report

Knockout stage

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Round of 16

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Iraq 2–3 Jordan
Report

See also

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