2009 in Iraqi football

National team

Friendly Matches

22 March 2009

Saudi Arabia	0 – 0	Iraq

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

28 March 2009

South Korea	2 – 1	Iraq
Kim Chi-Woo 54' Lee Keun-Ho 70' (pen.)		Hwang Jae-Won 49' (o.g.)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea

May 2009

Qatar	1 – 0*	Iraq
Ibrahim Majid 33'

Al-Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar

9 June 2009

Poland	1 – 1	Iraq
Roger Guerreiro 71'		Mahdi Karim 53'

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

10 July 2009

Iraq	3 – 0	Palestine
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 20' Younis Mahmoud 54' Luay Salah 90+3'

Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, Iraq

13 July 2009

Iraq	4 – 0	Palestine
Hawar Mulla Mohammed 28' Karrar Jassim 58' Alaa Abdul-Zahra 73' Emad Mohammed 90+3' (pen.)

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq

• Qatar vs. Iraq not considered as a FIFA International match since Iraq made 13 Substitutions.

Four Nations Tournament

Four nations tournament, hosted in the UAE. Two semi-finals, winners advance to the final.

15 November 2009

Iraq	1 – 0	Azerbaijan
Abbas 88'

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE

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18 November 2009

Iraq	1 – 0	United Arab Emirates
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Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 14 to 20 June 2009 in Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium, and Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Stadium.^[1] The group consisted of Iraq, New Zealand, host nation South Africa, and Spain.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Africa (H)	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Iraq	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	0	7	−7	1

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

South Africa vs Iraq

14 June 2009

16:00 SAST

South Africa	0–0	Iraq
	Report

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 48,837

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

South Africa

Iraq

GK 16 Itumeleng Khune RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa CB 14 Matthew Booth CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c) LB 3 Tsepo Masilela RM 6 MacBeth Sibaya  81' CM 5 Benson Mhlongo CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi LM 12 Teko Modise CF 18 Thembinkosi Fanteni  2'  78' CF 17 Bernard Parker  85' Substitutions: FW 21 Katlego Mashego  78' MF 10 Steven Pienaar  85' Manager: Joel Santana

GK 12 Mohammed Gassid RB 14 Salam Shaker CB 2 Mohammed Ali Karim CB 4 Fareed Majeed CB 15 Ali Rehema LB 3 Bassim Abbas RM 18 Mahdi Karim  88' CM 5 Nashat Akram  74' LM 13 Karrar Jassim  74' CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) CF 7 Emad Mohammed  76' Substitutions: MF 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed  74' FW 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra  76' MF 6 Salih Sadir  88' Manager: Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match: Teko Modise (South Africa) Assistant referees: Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Fourth official: Martin Hansson (Sweden) Fifth official: Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

References

1. "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-26.
2. "Let the games begin". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.

External links

• Official website

14 June 2009

16:00

South Africa	0 – 0	Iraq
	Report

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg

Attendance: 52,522

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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2009-06-17

20:00

Spain	1 – 0	Iraq
Villa 55'	Report

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 30,512

Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

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2009-06-20

20:00

New Zealand	0 – 0	Iraq
	Report

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg

Attendance: 23,295

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations

Main article: 19th Arabian Gulf Cup

Group A

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Oman	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7
Kuwait	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Bahrain	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
Iraq	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

January 4, 2009

Bahrain	3 – 1	Iraq
Abdullah Omar 28' Sayed Adnan 69' (PK) Al-Dakheel 90+2'		Younis Mahmoud 81' (PK)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

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January 7, 2009

Iraq	0 – 4	Oman
		Hassan Rabi'y 23', 65', 79' Emad Al Hosseni 50'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

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January 10, 2009

Iraq	1 – 1	Kuwait
Alaa Abdul-Zahra 66'		Khaled Khalaf 37'

Royal Oman Police Stadium, Wattaya