Iraq (Iraq)

Lions of Mesopotamia

First kit: 1951

Iconic kits

1986

VM in Mexico — Iraq deltog for förstake (and only) gången in VM. Three raka defeats against Paraguay, Belgium and Mexico, but traveln dit innehöll dramatic kvalmatcher including flytt of home matches pga Iran-Iraq-the war.

2007

Asian Cup-finalen in Jakartake — Younis Mahmoud headed in 1-0-the goal against Saudi Arabia. Iraks team bestod of sunni-, shia- and kurdiska player in a warshärjat land — vinsten räknas to asiatisk fotbolls störstake moment.

Manufacturer

Adidas (sporadiskt) 1986–2005

Peak 2006–2014

Givova/Jako 2015–now

💡 Trivia

Iraq has bara played a VM (1986) but won Asian Cup 2007 mitt during the war — räknat as a of sportens mest gripande triumfer.
At 'Doha-tragedin' 1993 was Iraq the team as kwhiteerade against Japan on övertid and took Japans VM-plats for 1994 — Saudi Arabia went vidare istället.
Iraks shirts has designats of several europeiska and asiatiska manufacturer — landet has haft svårt to teckna långsiktiga contract pga sanktenner and political instakebilitet.