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Iraq Football Squad for Rio 2016 – 18 Athletes for Men’s Soccer game in olympics
Historical article · July 15, 2016 · Archived schedules and broadcast information refer to the original event.
By Kartik Shah
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Iraq National Football team who is one of the participating nation in the Men’s Soccer event in Rio Olympic games 2016. Iraq who is including in the Group A along with Brazil, South Africa and Denmark. Nickname of Iraq Men’s Football team is Lions of Mesopotamia [Usood Al-Rafidain].
Iraq Head Coach of Abdul-Ghani Shahad revelead the 18 athletes for the upcoming Rio games for the Football events. Saad Abdul-Amir will be leading the iraq men’s football team in Rio games.
Iraq Soccer Squad for Rio 2016 Olympic games
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Fahad Talib | 21 October 1994 | 9 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| GK | Mohammed Hameed | 24 January 1993 | 7 | 0 | Naft Al-Wasat | |
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| DF | Mustafa Nadhim | 23 September 1993 | 28 | 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | |
| DF | Dhurgham Ismail | May 23, 1994 | 12 | 1 | Rizespor | |
| DF | Saad Natiq | 19 March 1994 | 11 | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| DF | Ali Adnan | 19 December 1993 | 10 | 5 | Udinese | |
| DF | Ali Faez | 9 September 1994 | 9 | 1 | Rizespor | |
| DF | Ahmad Ibrahim * | 25 February 1992 | 6 | 0 | Unattached | |
| DF | Alaa Ali Mhawi | 3 June 1996 | 5 | 0 | Al-Zawraa | |
| DF | Hawbir Mustafa | 24 September 1993 | 0 | 0 | MVV Maastricht | |
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| MF | Mahdi Kamel | 6 January 1995 | 26 | 6 | Al-Shorta | |
| MF | Humam Tariq | 10 February 1996 | 12 | 5 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| MF | Ali Husni | 23 May 1994 | 9 | 3 | Rizespor | |
| MF | Amjad Attwan | 12 March 1997 | 5 | 2 | Al-Shorta | |
| MF | Saad Abdul-Amir * (Captain) | 19 January 1992 | 4 | 0 | Al-Qadisiyah | |
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| FW | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem | 22 September 1993 | 15 | 5 | Al-Zawraa | |
| FW | Hammadi Ahmad * | 18 October 1989 | 0 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| FW | Sherko Karim | 25 May 1996 | 0 | 0 | Grasshopper | |
In the Men’s Football tournament at the 2016 Summer olympics Iraq team including the Group A thus in the group stage they have to takes against Brazil, South Africa and Denmark team While Iraq soccer team start the rio campaign by playing the first match against Denmark on 4th August 2016.
Iraq Men’s Football Schedule for Rio 2016
4 August 2016
Iraq vs Denmark
7 August 2016
Brazil vs Iraq
10 August 2016
South Africa vs Iraq
RECORDS & REFERENCE · Reviewed 22 October 2026
Iraq men’s football: Rio 2016 results and group finish
The original 18-player squad list remains above and can be searched by name or position. Iraq finished third in Group A with three draws, three points, one goal scored and one conceded. Brazil and Denmark advanced.
| Date | Fixture | Result |
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| 4 August 2016 | Iraq v Denmark | 0–0 |
| 7 August 2016 | Brazil v Iraq | 0–0 |
| 10 August 2016 | South Africa v Iraq | 1–1 |
| Place | Team | Points | Progress |
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| 1 | Brazil | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | Group stage |
| 4 | South Africa | 2 | Group stage |
Did Iraq reach the quarter-finals?
No. Iraq ended unbeaten but three draws were not enough to finish in the top two. The 1–1 final group match eliminated both Iraq and South Africa.
Official sources
This reference section is a later addition. The historical article above retains its original wording and event context.