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Iraq

World Cup 2026 · Group I · AFC · FIFA Rank #58

UnderdogCoach: Graham ArnoldBest result: Group stage (1986)Appearance #2

⚙️ Tactical Profile

Back after 40 years via the intercontinental playoff. Graham Arnold has built a workmanlike 5-4-1 around diaspora technicians, set pieces and quick breaks. The gap to this level is real — the passion at home, post-2007 Asian Cup, is realer.

🔮 Expectations

For a country that has lived through what Iraq has, qualification is the trophy. France, Norway and Senegal make the group a firing squad; the goals are modest and worth everything — score once, take a point, give 40 years of waiting a sound.

⭐ Key Players

Aymen HusseinStriker · Qatari league — The battering-ram No. 9 with a habit of historic goals.74Zidane IqbalMidfielder · FC Utrecht — The technical heartbeat, schooled at Old Trafford.73Jalal HassanGoalkeeper · Iraqi league — A 35-year-old keeper collecting on a lifetime of patience.71Ali Al-HamadiForward · Ipswich Town — The English-developed target man modernizing Iraq's attack.73🇮🇶Ali JasimWinger · Como 1907 — The slippery young winger being polished by Cesc Fabregas himself.72

📋 Full 26-Man Squad

Fahad TalibRebin SulakaHussein AliZaid TahseenAkam HashimManaf YounisYoussef AmynIbrahim BayeshAli Al-HamadiMohanad AliAhmed QasemJalal HassanAli YousifZidane IqbalAhmed MaknziAmir Al-AmmariAli JasimAymen HusseinKevin YakobAimar SherMarko FarjiAhmed BasilMerchas DoskiZaid IsmailMustafa SaadoonFrans Putros

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