Iraq
Back at the World Cup against the odds, blending home-based players with a European diaspora.
Matches
Group IFull timeToronto
Senegal5–0Iraq
Pride, far too late. With both already eliminated, Senegal signed off with a 5–0 rout of Iraq in Toronto — their heaviest World Cup win — to climb off the bo…
Group IFull timePhiladelphia
France3–0Iraq
France booked their place in the Round of 32 with a 3–0 win over Iraq — but the night will be remembered as much for the sky as the football. Kylian Mbappé o…
Group IFull timeFoxborough
Iraq1–4Norway
Norway, back at a World Cup for the first time since 1998, overpowered Iraq 4–1 in Foxborough. Erling Braut Haaland marked his long-awaited World Cup debut w…