List of Iraq national football team hat-tricks
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Since the Iraq national football team's first officially recognised international matches, eight players have scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first player to do so was Ali Kadhim, who scored three goals in a 5–0 win against Ceylon in a 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification match on 13 December 1971.[1]
The most goals scored by a single player in a match for Iraq is five, achieved by Ahmed Radhi in a 1992 Jordan International Tournament match against Ethiopia on 18 August 1992, and by Husham Mohammed in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Macau on 12 April 2001.[1]
Hussein Saeed has scored the most hat-tricks for Iraq, with five. He is followed by Ali Kadhim, Ahmed Radhi and Younis Mahmoud, who have each scored three hat-tricks.
The most recent player to score a hat-trick for Iraq was Mohannad Abdul-Raheem, who scored four goals in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Thailand on 11 October 2016.[1]
Multiple hat-tricks
- Only official international matches are included in the list.
| Rank | Player | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussein Saeed | 5 |
| 2 | Ali Kadhim | 3 |
| Ahmed Radhi | ||
| Younis Mahmoud |
| Rank | Opponent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain |
3 |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia |
2 |
 Singapore |