Iraq national futsal team
The Iraq national futsal team represents Iraq in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iraq Football Association. It is one of the rising teams in Asia. As of October 2023, Iraq is ranked 43rd in the Futsal World Rankings. Iraq has played in eleven AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was fourth place in 2018. Iraq has also played at three WAFF Futsal Championships where in 2009, they won the tournament to gain their first ever title on any international stage. Iraq also played three times at the Arab Futsal Cup, finishing as runners-up in the 2022 edition.
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| Nickname(s) | Usood al-Rafidayn (Lions of Mesopotamia) | ||
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| Association | Iraq Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ricardo Cámara Sobral (Cacau) | ||
| Captain | Utayl Khaleel Abdulqader | ||
| FIFA code | IRQ | ||
| FIFA ranking | 43 | ||
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| First international | |||
| South Korea 3 – 1 Iraq (Tehran, Iran; 14 July 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Iraq 19 – 0 Guam (Taipei, Taiwan; 1 March 2007) Iraq 20 – 1 Brunei (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Iran 13 – 2 Iraq (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 14 February 2016) | |||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2018) | ||
| WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
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