Group
Group I
Iraq
A physically imposing midfield that makes games difficult. Organized defensively and capable on the counter. The technical quality drops off sharply beyond the first eleven and the wide positions are a consistent weak point. Gulf rivalry matches produce their best performances, which may or may not translate to a World Cup stage.
This profile summarizes Iraq's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Iraq's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
No opponent samples.
R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
Iraq opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
Iraq opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
Iraq opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ahmed Basil Fadhil | 29 | 1,86m | Al-Shorta SC | €450k |
| GK | Fahad Talib | 31 | 1,93m | Al-Talaba SC | €400k |
| GK | Jalal Hassan | 35 | 1,84m | Al-Zawraa SC | €300k |
| CB | Akam Hashem | 27 | 1,86m | Al-Zawraa SC | €600k |
| CB | Zaid Tahseen | 25 | 1,87m | Pakhtakor Tashkent | €600k |
| CB | Manaf Younis | 29 | 1,90m | Al-Shorta SC | €350k |
| CB | Frans Dhia Putros | 32 | 1,81m | PERSIB Bandung | €325k |
| CB | Rebin Sulaka | 34 | 1,92m | Port FC | €100k |
| LB | Merchas Doski | 26 | 1,73m | FC Viktoria Plzen | €1.7m |
| LB | Ahmed Yahya | 30 | 1,78m | Al-Shorta SC | €500k |
| RB | Hussein Ali | 24 | 1,83m | Pogon Szczecin | €300k |
| RB | Mustafa Saadoon | 25 | 1,80m | Al-Shorta SC | €300k |
| DM | Amir Al-Ammari | 28 | 1,84m | Cracovia | €850k |
| DM | Zaid Ismail | 24 | 1,85m | Al-Talaba SC | €400k |
| CM | Aimar Sher | 23 | 1,80m | Sarpsborg 08 FF | €1.5m |
| CM | Zidane Iqbal | 23 | 1,81m | FC Utrecht U21 | €1.0m |
| CM | Kevin Yakob | 25 | 1,84m | Aarhus GF | €850k |
| AM | Ibrahim Bayesh | 26 | 1,77m | Al-Dhafra FC | €800k |
| LW | Marko Farji | 22 | 1,84m | Venezia FC | €1.8m |
| LW | Youssef Amyn | 22 | 1,75m | AEK Larnaca | €600k |
| LW | Ali Jasim | 22 | 1,78m | Al-Najma SC | €550k |
| RW | Ahmed Qasem | 22 | 1,79m | Nashville SC | €3.5m |
| CF | Ali Al-Hamadi | 24 | 1,87m | Luton Town | €1.5m |
| CF | Mohanad Ali | 25 | 1,83m | Dibba SCC | €1.2m |
| CF | Aymen Hussein | 30 | 1,89m | Al-Karma | €450k |
| CF | Ali Yousif | 30 | 1,92m | Al-Talaba SC | €125k |
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