2018 International Friendship Championship

The 2018 International Friendship Championship was a friendly football tournament for Iraq, Syria, and Qatar national teams. It took place during the March 2018 FIFA International Match Calendar window.^[1] It began less than a week after FIFA lifted the ban on competitive games inside Iraq.

2018 International Friendship Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iraq
Dates	21 March – 27 March
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance	123,781 (41,260 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Akram Afif (3 goals)
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The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in Karbala but was later moved to Basra.^[2] Qatar won the title by beating hosts Iraq and drawing with runners-up Syria. In the tournament's last game, Noor Sabri made his 100th and last appearance for Iraq.

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Qatar	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4
2	Syria	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
3	Iraq	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1

First match(es) will be played: March 2018. Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)

19:00 AST (UTC+3)

Iraq	2–3	Qatar
Yasin 31' Al-Saedi 67'	Report	Afif 17', 45+1' Mohammad 63'

Basra Sports City, Basra

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Taher Bakar (Syria)

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24 March 2018 (2018-03-24)

19:00 AST (UTC+3)

Qatar	2–2	Syria
Hatem 58' Afif 72'	Report	Al Soma 49' Midani 74'

Basra Sports City, Basra

Attendance: 18,781

Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)

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27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

19:00 AST (UTC+3)

Iraq	1–1	Syria
Ali 57'	Report	Al-Khatib 76'

Basra Sports City, Basra

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)