2007 in Iraqi football
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Despite the nation being torn apart by civil war, Iraqi football in 2007 went as scheduled for the most part. Iraqi clubs participated in international competition, the Olympic team went through qualifications, and the national team played in different tournaments. No games by the national team or the Iraqi clubs were played in Iraq due to violence.
2007 Friendlies
Jordan  | 1 – 1 |  Iraq |
|---|---|---|
Awath Ragheb  10' |
Ahmad Mnajed 25' |
South Korea  | 3 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Yeom Ki-Hun 51' Lee Chun-Soo 79' Lee Kun-Ho 86' |
Uzbekistan  | 2 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Ibragimov 3' Bakayev 73' |
Qatar  | 3 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Sayd Ali Bechir 34' Sebastián Quintana 70' Saad Al-Shammari 83' |
Ahmad Salah 20' Emad Mohammed 80' |
2007 Gulf Cup
The Arabian Gulf Cup 2007, the 18th edition, took place in the United Arab Emirates, from 17 January 2007 to 30 January 2007. Iraq did not get beyond the group stage, and the tournament ended in accusations and allegations against the head coach of the national team.
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
 Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Qatar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Qatar | 0 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Hawar Mohammed 39' |
| Bahrain | 1 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Marzouqi 8' |
Hawar Mohammed 11' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 12' (pen.) |
West Asian Football Federation Championship
The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in the Jordanian capital Amman. The six entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16th and 24 June 2007.
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Iraq |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
 Palestine |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Semi finals
Syria  | 0 – 3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Younis Mahmoud 10' (pen.) Ahmad Mnajed 42'Salih Sadir 85' |
Final
| Iraq | 1 – 2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Salih Sadir 86' (pen.) |
Hossein Badamaki 9' Hashem Beikzadeh 21' |
Asian Cup 2007
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals was held in July 2007 (Starting on July 7, 2007, ending on July 29, 2007). The competition was co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Iraq won the tournament.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Thailand (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Oman |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Iraq | 3 – 1 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Nashat Akram 23' Hawar Mohammed 60'Karrar Jassim 86' |
Report | Viduka 47' |
Quarter-finals
| Iraq | 2 – 0 |  Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Younis Mahmoud 2' 66' |
Report |
Semi-finals
| Iraq | 0 – 0 (aet) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
Hawar Mohammed  Qusay Munir H. Abdul-Amir Ahmad Mnajed |
4 – 3 | Chunsoo Donggook Jaejin Kihoon Jungwoo |
Final
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Younis Mahmoud 76' |
(Report) |
| 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
2010 World Cup Qualifiers
Pakistan  | 0 – 7 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| FIFA Report AFC Summary |
Nashat Akram 19' M. Karim 24', 49', 88', 90'Jassim Ghulam 71'Emad Mohammed 83' |
Kings's Cup
Arbil FC participated in the 2007 King's Cup as Iraq B team.
Round robin stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Iraq B |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  North Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Zaki 64' |
Final
| Thailand | 1 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Vachiraban 67' |
Olympic Team
2007 Olympic Friendlies
| Jordan | 2 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Hamad 16' Mohammed Kheyr 23' |
Mostafa Karim 15' |
United Arab Emirates  | 0 – 4 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Salah 50' Halkurd Mulla Mohammed 53', 68' M.A. Karim 90' (pen) |
| Syria | 2 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Majed Al-Haj 21', 59' | Alaa Abdul-Zahra 7' Samer Saeed 42' |
| Syria | 1 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Alaa Abdul-Zahra 30' |
| Bahrain | 1 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Bushet 33' |
| Qatar | 1 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Sayyed 79' | Mostafa Karim 85' Khaldoun Ibrahim 90' |
Olympic Games Qualification
The Iraqi Olympic team participated in the qualifications for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Iraq was seeded for the second round. The second round qualifications were held from February 28 to June 6, 2007. Iraq advanced to the final round qualifications, however the team failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing second behind Australia.
Second round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| North Korea |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
| Thailand |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 |
 India |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 – 0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Mostafa Karim 50' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 67'Haidar Aboodi 69' |
(Report) |
| North Korea | 2 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| An Chol-Hyok 44' Kim Kwang-Hyok 65' |
(Report) | Alaa Abdul-Zahra 32' Ali Rehema 90+3' (pen.) |
| Iraq | 1 – 1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Samer Saeed 22' |
(Report) | Teerathep Winothai 47' |
| Thailand | 0 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Karrar Jassim 90+1' |
| India | 1 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Tarif Ahmed 71' |
(Report) | Karrar Jassim 54' |
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Karrar Jassim 64' |
(Report) |
Third (Final) Round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 12 |
| Iraq |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 |
| North Korea |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 |
 Lebanon |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 0 – 5 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Samer Saeed 22' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 59', 89'Ali Abbas 72'Karrar Jassim 76' (pen) |
| Iraq | 2 – 0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Khaldoun Ibrahim 21' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 69' |
(Report) |
| North Korea | 0 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Australia | 2 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Leijer 18' Mark Milligan 58' |
(Report) |
| Iraq | 5 – 2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Alaa Abdul-Zahra 8', 23', 81' Mustafa Karim 30' Samer Saeed 37' |
(Report) | Hassan Maatouk 59' (pen.) Ali Al Saadi 72' (pen.) |
Youth Team
2007 Youth Team Friendlies
| Qatar | 0 – 3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Saad 29' Amjad Radhi 49' Bashar Saad 88' (pen.) |
AFC Youth Championship Qualification
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Iraq |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
 Kuwait |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Abdul-Zahra 16' |
(Report) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdan Al-Kamli 75' (pen) Ahmed Al-Abri 86' |
(Report) | Qais Ali 85' |
| Kuwait | 2 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Dahash 2', 9' |
(Report) |
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Nadeem Karim 17' |
(Report) |
U-17 Team
West Asian Football Federation U-17 Championship 2007
AFC U-17 Championship Qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 13 | Disqualified |
| 2 | India |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Lebanon |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Bhutan |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | Disqualified |
| Iraq | 5 – 0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Al-Shammari 37', 67' Amjed Hussein 74' Mohammed Jabbar 84' Ali Aziz 85' |
(Report) |
| Iraq | 2 – 2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Waleed Al-Lami 29' Ahmad Marid Kueam 50' |
(Report) | Bikramjit Singh 80' Tonmoy Ghosh 87' |
| Iraq | 11 – 0 | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Al-Shammari 7' Ali Al-Karrawi 22', 38'Ali Al-Rubayawi 46', 56', 87'Ali Aziz 51'Mohammed Jabbar 60', 72'Mohammed Al-Wuhaili 77'Amoori Al-Bujasim 85' |
(Report) |
| Iraq | 7 – 0 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Al-Rubayawi 1' Ahmad Marid Kueam 10'Mustafa Al-Shammari 20', 32'Mohammed Jabbar 45+3'Omar Nasih 79' (pen)Murtadha Jawad 81' |
(Report) |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 – 3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Mustafa Al-Shammari 6', 59' Ali Al-Karrawi 38' |
