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Iraq
Qualifying
Inter-confederation playoff
PlayoffStyle of Play
Organized defensive setup with quick transitions.
Ones to Watch
Aymen Hussein
FWAl-Karma
Top scorer (33 goals); the team's primary finisher.
Mohanad Ali
FWDibba
Second-leading scorer (27); the other half of an experienced strike force.
Ali Al-Hamadi
FWLuton Town
Luton Town striker; their highest-profile European-based player.
Squad
26 players · avg 26.7yCoach Graham ArnoldCaptain Jalal Hassan
| Player | Club | Caps | Goals | Age | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| Fahad Talib | Al-Talaba | 21 | 0 | 31 | 21 Oct 1994 |
| Jalal HassanC | Al-Zawraa | 100 | 0 | 35 | 18 May 1991 |
| Ahmed Basil | Al-Shorta | 14 | 0 | 29 | 19 Aug 1996 |
| Defenders | |||||
| Rebin Sulaka | Port | 54 | 1 | 34 | 12 Apr 1992 |
| Hussein Ali | Pogoń Szczecin | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 Mar 2002 |
| Zaid Tahseen | Pakhtakor | 26 | 1 | 25 | 29 Jan 2001 |
| Akam Hashim | Al-Zawraa | 12 | 1 | 27 | 16 Aug 1998 |
| Manaf Younis | Al-Shorta | 32 | 1 | 29 | 16 Nov 1996 |
| Ahmed Yahya | Al-Shorta | 19 | 0 | 30 | 1 Jul 1995 |
| Merchas Doski | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 0 | 26 | 7 Dec 1999 |
| Mustafa Saadoon | Al-Shorta | 15 | 0 | 25 | 25 May 2001 |
| Frans Putros | Persib | 26 | 0 | 32 | 14 Jul 1993 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| Youssef Amyn | AEK Larnaca | 25 | 2 | 22 | 21 Aug 2003 |
| Ibrahim Bayesh | Al Dhafra | 74 | 8 | 26 | 1 May 2000 |
| Zidane Iqbal | Utrecht | 23 | 2 | 23 | 27 Apr 2003 |
| Amir Al-Ammari | Cracovia | 49 | 3 | 28 | 27 Jul 1997 |
| Kevin Yakob | AGF | 7 | 0 | 25 | 10 Oct 2000 |
| Aimar Sher | Sarpsborg 08 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 20 Dec 2002 |
| Zaid Ismail | Al-Talaba | 5 | 0 | 24 | 3 Jan 2002 |
| Forwards | |||||
| Ali Al-Hamadi | Luton Town | 18 | 5 | 24 | 1 Mar 2002 |
| Mohanad Ali | Dibba | 71 | 27 | 25 | 20 Jun 2000 |
| Ahmed Qasem | Nashville SC | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 Jul 2003 |
| Ali Yousif | Al-Talaba | 6 | 1 | 30 | 19 Jan 1996 |
| Ali Jasim | Al-Najma | 35 | 2 | 22 | 20 Jan 2004 |
| Aymen Hussein | Al-Karma | 93 | 33 | 30 | 22 Mar 1996 |
| Marko Farji | Venezia | 10 | 0 | 22 | 16 Mar 2004 |