Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedIraq's group stage ended in humiliation against Senegal, a 5-0 defeat that was effectively settled inside the opening minutes and then ruthlessly extended across the second half, with Gueye alone scoring twice in a 12-minute spell. Finishing fourth in Group I with three losses, no points, and twelve goals conceded, Iraq's tournament was over at the earliest stage — a chastening introduction to a World Cup where the gulf in class between the continent's elite and the tournament's newcomers was laid painfully bare.
Results
Knocked out — the road ended in the group stage this time.
Group I standings
how the group finishedSquad
starting XI from Iraq at Senegal in boldGoalkeepers
- 22Ahmed Basil30
- 1Fahad Talib31
- 12Jalal Hassan35
Defenders
- 2Rebin Sulaka34
- 5Akam Hashim28
- 23Merchas Doski26
- 26Frans Putros33
- 3Hussein Ali24
- 4Zaid Tahseen25
- 6Munaf Younus29
- 15Ahmed Hasan24
- 25Mustafa Saadoon25
Midfielders
- 8Ibrahim Bayesh26
- 14Zidane Iqbal23
- 16Amir Al-Ammari29
- 19Kevin Yakob25
- 20Aimar Sher23
- 21Marko Farji22
- 24Zaid Ismael24
Forwards
- 9Ali Al-Hamadi24
- 11Ahmed Qasim23
- 17Ali Jasim22
- 7Youssef Amyn22
- 10Mohanad Ali26
- 13Ali Yousif30
- 18Aymen Hussein30