| team IRAQ | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 12 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 1 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 11 - 6 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 5 - 2 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 14 - 11 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 4 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 11 - 5 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 13: + 7; = 4; - 2: 37 - 13 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 14 - 8 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 14: + 6; = 3; - 5: 37 - 15 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 17 - 7 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 11 - 6 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 7; = 3; - 6: 20 - 12 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 16: + 6; = 5; - 5: 24 - 18 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 18: + 6; = 8; - 4: 20 - 16 26 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 2 gathered points on the group stage 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 119: +54: =32; -33; 221 ‒ 119 194 | |
| Percentage indicators | +45,38%; =26,89%; -27,73%; 1,86 ‒ 1,00 54,34% | |
| FIFA world cup | 3: +0: =0; -3; 1 ‒ 4 0 | |
| Percentage indicators | +0,00%; =0,00%; -100,00%; 0,33 ‒ 1,33 0,00% | |
| Total: | 122: +54: =32; -36; 222 ‒ 123 194 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,26%; =26,23%; -29,51%; 1,82 ‒ 1,01 53,01% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 122 (60) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 222 | |
| - home: | 45 (20,27%) | |
| - away: | 58 (26,13%) | |
| - neutral field: | 119 (53,60%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 123 | |
| - home: | 12 (9,76%) | |
| - away: | 55 (44,72%) | |
| - neutral field: | 56 (45,53%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,82 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,01 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 32/45 (71,11 %) | |
| - away: | 54/141 (38,3 %) | |
| - neutral field: | 108/180 (60,00%) | |
| Biggest win: | 9:1 - Nepal | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:3 - Qatar, Iran, Korea Republic | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 38 (31,15%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 29 (23,77%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 22 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 3 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 1 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 161 (1,32) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 12 (0,1) | |
| - second yellow cards | 4 | |
| - straight red cards | 8 | |
| Players acted | 286 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 1 744 957 (16 462) | |
| Top scorer: | Ahmed AMAIESH (90 94 98) - 13 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Ahmed IBRAHIM (14 18 22) - 35 games | |