Iraq World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Goalkeepers

Fahad Talib GK

Jalal Hassan GK

AB Ahmed Basil GK

Defenders

RG Rebin Ghareeb DEF

Hussein Ali DEF

ZT Zaid Tahseen DEF

AH Akam Hashim DEF

MY Munaf Younus DEF

Ahmed Yahya DEF

Merchas Doski DEF

MS Mustafa Saadoon DEF

FP Frans Putros DEF

Midfielders

IB Ibrahim Bayesh MID

Zidane Iqbal MID

Amir Al-Ammari MID

Kevin Yakob MID

Aimar Sher MID

MF Marko Farji MID

ZI Zaid Ismael MID

Forwards

Youssef Amyn FWD

Ali Al-Hamadi FWD

Mohannad Ali FWD

Ahmed Qasem FWD

AY Ali Yousif FWD

AJ Ali Jasim FWD

Aymen Hussein FWD

14 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

• 26.7avg age
• 22youngest (Youssef Amyn)
• 35oldest (Jalal Hassan)

Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.

Iraq went out in the group stage. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group I table is on the group page.

Final Group I table →

Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Iraq are ranked 57 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 39th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.