Iraq national football team in 2012

 Iraq

2012 season

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The Iraq national football team in 2012, managed by head coach Zico then later Hakeem Shaker as a caretaker, would compete in the third and fourth rounds of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, in amongst international friendly matches as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Iraq national team information

Matches statistics

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	6	2	2	2	11	6
2012 Arab Nations Cup	5	3	1	1	6	4
2012 WAFF Championship	4	2	1	1	4	2
International Friendly	8	1	3	4	4	12
Total	23	8	7	8	25	24

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers in 2012

Pos.	Player	Arab Cup	WCQ	WAFF	IF	Total
FW	Younis Mahmoud	0	4	0	1	5
FW	Mustafa Karim	3	1	0	0	4
FW	Hammadi Ahmad	0	1	0	1	2
MF	Nashat Akram	0	0	2	1	3
MF	Karrar Jassim	0	1	0	1	2
FW	Hussam Ibrahim	0	0	0	1	1

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2012

Pos	Player Name	Age^1	Debut match
FW	Hammadi Ahmad	22	vs.  Egypt, April 17, 2012	International friendly
MF	Ibrahim Kamil	22	vs.  Egypt, April 17, 2012	International friendly
DF	Waleed Bahar	20	vs.  Egypt, April 17, 2012	International friendly
MF	Abbas Rehema	23	vs.  Sierra Leone, May 23, 2012	International friendly
MF	Ahmed Yasin	21	vs.  Lebanon, June 24, 2012	2012 Arab Nations Cup
DF	Ali Bahjat	20	vs.  Japan, September 11, 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
DF	Waleed Salem	20	vs.  Japan, September 11, 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
MF	Osama Rashid	20	vs.  Brazil, October 11, 2012	International friendly
FW	Hussam Ibrahim	25	vs.  Qatar, November 7, 2012	International friendly
MF	Nabeel Sabah	22	vs.  Qatar, November 7, 2012	International friendly
MF	Saif Salman	18	vs.  Bahrain, December 3, 2012	International friendly
DF	Ali Adnan	18	vs.  Bahrain, December 3, 2012	International friendly
FW	Yassir Abdul-Mohsen	23	vs.  Bahrain, December 3, 2012	International friendly
FW	Ammar Abdul-Hussein	18	vs.  Bahrain, December 3, 2012	International friendly
FW	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem	19	vs.  Tunisia, December 30, 2012	International friendly
MF	Humam Tariq	16	vs.  Tunisia, December 30, 2012	International friendly

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Lebanon  v  Iraq

22 January 2012 Friendly	Lebanon	1–0	Iraq	Saida International Stadium, Saida

Iraq  v  Singapore

29 February 2012 2014 WCQ	Iraq	7–1	Singapore	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
16:45 UTC+3	Karrar  4' Mahmoud 11', 61', 90+3' Hawar  21' Akram  36' Karim 47'	Report	Abdul  27'	Attendance: 950 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman

Egypt  v  Iraq

17 April 2012 Friendly	Egypt	0–0	Iraq	Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai

Iraq  v  Sierra Leone

23 May 2012 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Sierra Leone	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
	Nashat Akram  4'

Iraq  v  Botswana

27 May 2012 Friendly	Iraq	1–1	Botswana	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
	Karrar Jassim  5'

Jordan  v  Iraq

3 June 2012 2014 WCQ	Jordan	1–1	Iraq	Amman International Stadium, Amman
19:00 UTC+3	Hayel  43'	Report	Akram  14'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Iraq  v  Oman

12 June 2012 2014 WCQ	Iraq	1–1	Oman	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
17:45 UTC+3	Mahmoud  37' (pen.)	Report	Al Balushi  8'	Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar

Iraq  v  Lebanon

24 June 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup	Iraq	1–0	Lebanon	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
18:15	Karim  89'			Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Sudan  v  Iraq

30 June 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup	Sudan	1–1	Iraq	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
19:45	Hamad  9'		Shakir  5'	Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Morocco  v  Iraq

3 July 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup	Morocco	2–1	Iraq	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
21:30	El Gharib  23' Salhi  28'		Karim  90+6' (pen.)	Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Saudi Arabia  v  Iraq

5 July 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Iraq	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
21:00			Abdul-Zahra  16'	Referee: Khalid Abdurrahman Sudan

Japan  v  Iraq

11 September 2012 2014 WCQ	Japan	1–0	Iraq	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:34 UTC+9	Maeda  25'			Attendance: 60,593 Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Brazil  v  Iraq

11 October 2012 Friendly	Brazil	6–0	Iraq	Swedbank Stadion, Malmö

Iraq  v  Australia

16 October 2012 2014 WCQ	Iraq	1–2	Australia	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
17:15 UTC+3	Abdul-Zahra  72'	Report	Cahill  80' Thompson  84'	Attendance: 2,183 Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)

Qatar  v  Iraq

7 November 2012 Friendly	Qatar	2–1	Iraq	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
			Hussam Ibrahim  90'

Iraq  v  Jordan

14 November 2012 2014 WCQ	Iraq	1–0	Jordan	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
16:00 UTC+3	Ahmad  86'			Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Bahrain  v  Iraq

3 December 2012 Friendly	Bahrain	0–0	Iraq	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha

Iraq  v  Jordan

10 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship	Iraq	1–0	Jordan	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
17:25	Ahmad  62'	Report		Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Iraq  v  Syria

13 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship	Iraq	1–1	Syria	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
17:25	Al Masri  11' (o.g.)	Report	Al Douni  48'	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)

Oman  v  Iraq

18 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship	Oman	0–2	Iraq	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
17:30		Report	Radhi  6' Yasin  39'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)

Iraq  v  Syria

20 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship	Iraq	0–1	Syria	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
18:45		Report	Al Salih  74'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Iraq  v  Tunisia

30 December 2012 Friendly	Iraq	1–2	Tunisia	Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
	Younis Mahmoud  87'

External links

• FIFA.com
• Soccerway