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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Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Banned due to Gulf War | Banned due to Gulf War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 0 | 2** | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
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7 | 1 | 2* | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1996 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2000 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1976 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2007 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2011 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2023 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2004 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2007 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2011 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2015 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2015 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2019 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
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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 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
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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 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
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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 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
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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 ![]() |
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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 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4| | |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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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 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
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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 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
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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 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
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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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
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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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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
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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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
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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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