World Cup 2026 · Group I
Iraq
Gillette Stadium
#57
FIFA Ranking
as of Apr 2026
1
World Cup Appearances
Group stage
Best Finish
1986
Last Appearance
Group stage
Group Stage Schedule
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If Iraq Advances…
Potential host cities and match numbers for each knockout round.
How 3rd-place qualification works
After the group stage, all 12 third-place finishers are ranked together by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The top 8 advance to the Round of 32 — finishing best among 3rd-place teams does not earn a better slot or path, it just confirms qualification.
Which specific R32 match they play in is determined by a FIFA bracket table based on which 8 groups produced the qualifying teams — not by how they ranked among 3rd-place finishers. That means the exact city and match number can't be known until all group stage matches are complete.
The scenarios below show every possible R32 slot for Iraq if they qualify as a 3rd-place team. Once the group stage ends, exactly one of these will apply.
Paths and match numbers are based on the official bracket. Actual results will vary.
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Squad
Official rosters are due June 2. We'll update this page once confirmed by FIFA.
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Fahad Talib | Age 31 | Al-Talaba |
| Ahmed Basil | Age 29 | Al-Shorta |
| Defenders | ||
| Frans Dhia Putros | Age 32 | Persib |
| Maytham Jabbar | Age 25 | Al-Zawraa |
| Merchas Doski | Age 26 | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Rebin Sulaka | Age 34 | Port |
| Zaid Tahseen | Age 25 | Pakhtakor |
| Manaf Younis | Age 29 | Al-Shorta |
| Ahmed Maknazi | Age 24 | Al-Karma |
| Hussein Ali | Age 24 | Luton Town |
| Midfielders | ||
| Kumel Al Rekabe | Age 21 | Erbil |
| Zaid Ismail | Age 24 | Al-Talaba |
| Amir Al Ammari | Age 28 | Cracovia |
| Peter Gwargis | Age 25 | Duhok |
| Kevin Yakob | Age 25 | AGF |
| Karar Nabeel | Age 28 | Al-Zawraa |
| Aimar Sher | Age 23 | Sarpsborg 08 |
| Ibrahim Bayesh | Age 26 | Al-Dhafra |
| Youssef Amyn | Age 22 | AEK Larnaca |
| Marko Farji | Age 22 | Venezia |
| Hasan Abdulkareem | Age 27 | Al-Zawraa |
| Akam Hashem | Age 27 | Al-Zawraa |
| Zidane Iqbal | Age 23 | Utrecht |
| Ali Jassim El-Aibi | Age 22 | Al-Najma |
| Forwards | ||
| Aymen Hussein | Age 30 | Al-Karma |
| Mohanad Ali | Age 25 | Dibba |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | Age 24 | Luton Town |