How does Iraq's AFC Asian Cup record compare to other former champions? Which national teams have a similar historical trajectory to Iraq in terms of football development?

Jun 1, 2017 ... Iraq's national soccer team played its first game on home soil in years on Thursday, beating Jordan 1-0 in Basra, a city that suffered some of the worst ... Jun 19, 2007 ... At least 700,000 Iraqi refugees have fled their homeland to this city of 2 million. So, for the Iraqi national soccer team, Amman is what ... Jun 19, 2020 ... A decade earlier, Al-Arian said President George W. Bush used the unexpected success of the Iraqi national team in the 2004 Athens Olympics to ... Mar 26, 2025 ... Veteran coach Abbas Atiya told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "The national team needs a new coaching philosophy and a world-class manager with ... Mar 13, 2025 ... The Iraqi Football Association has announced the addition of Duhok Club player and star "Peter Georges" to the roster of the Lions of ... Even the Iraqi football team has been put together again. The only remaining ... What is the US strategy for Iraq, where the national economy and ... Jul 28, 2007 ... So the fact that Iraq's national football team has made it to tomorrow's Asian Cup final is nothing short of a fairy tale. The rainbow team ... Mar 13, 2024 ... Neighbor attacked neighbor. Tens of thousands were killed. But at the height of that civil war, in 2007, something amazing happened. A soccer ... Oct 1, 2020 ... Players of the Iraqi national football team (from L-R) Salam Shaker, Yunes Mahmud, Nashat Akram, Hawar Mulla Mohammed and Karrar Jassim pose ... Notable institutions in Baghdad include the Iraqi National Orchestra and the National Theatre of Iraq. ... Iraqi football team. Sports. Football (soccer) is the ...