Iraq at the 2026 World Cup – Squad, Stats, Fixtures & History

FIFA Ranking	63
Confederation	AFC
Manager	Jesús Casas
Captain	Mohanad Ali
Nickname	Lions of Mesopotamia
World Cup Titles	0
World Cup Appearances	2
Best Finish	Group stage (1986)
2022 World Cup	Did not qualify
2026 Group	Group I (France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq)

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Iraq Official Squad — World Cup 2026

26 players · Announced June 1, 2026 by Graham Arnold (first World Cup since 1986)

This is the official 26-man roster submitted by Jesús Casas for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Goalkeepers

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Jalal Hassan	Al-Zawraa	34	3	0
Fahad Talib	Sanat Naft	31	0	0
Ahmed Basil	Al-Shorta	29	7	0

Defenders

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Hussein Ali	Dibba Al-Fujairah	23	3	0
Manaf Younis	Al-Shorta	0	—	—
Zaid Tahseen	Pakhtakor	24	3	0
Rebin Sulaka	Port FC	0	—	—
Akam Hashem	Al-Zawraa	0	—	—
Merchas Doski	Viktoria Plzeň	26	4	—
Ahmed Yahya	Al-Shorta	30	—	—
Zaid Ismail	Al-Talaba	0	—	—
Frans Putros	Persib Bandung	32	2	—
Mustafa Saadoon	Al-Shorta	0	—	—

Midfielders

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Amir Al-Ammari	Cracovia	28	3	0
Kevin Yakob	AGF (Aarhus)	25	—	—
Zidane Iqbal	FC Utrecht	22	2	0
Aimar Sher	Sarpsborg 08	23	—	—
Ibrahim Bayesh	Al-Dhafra	25	3	0
Ahmed Qasem	Nashville SC	22	8	1
Youssef Amyn	Apollon Limassol	22	3	0
Marko Farji	Venezia	21	2	0

Forwards

Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
Aymen Hussein	Al-Karma	29	5	—
Ali Al-Hamadi	Ipswich Town	23	0	0
Mohanad Ali(C)	Dibba Al-Fujairah	23	3	0
Ali Jassim	Al-Najma	0	—	—
Ali Youssef	Apollon Limassol	22	3	0

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