Iraq's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach G. Arnold on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, eight defenders, eight midfielders and seven forwards. Iraq is drawn into Group I, where it faces Les Bleus, Senegal and Norway. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Merchas Ghazi, with 698 minutes across 8 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Jalal Hachim on 547 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, scoring 16 goals and conceding 23. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merchas Ghazi | Defender | Plzen | 698 |
| 2 | Jalal Hachim | Goalkeeper | Iraq | 547 |
| 3 | Hussein Ali | Defender | Pogon Szczecin | 538 |
| 4 | Ibraheem Bayesh | Midfielder | Al Riyadh | 496 |
| 5 | Zayed Tahseen | Defender | Iraq | 482 |
| 6 | A. Jasim | Forward | Al Najma | 383 |
| 7 | Zidane Iqbal | Midfielder | Jong Utrecht | 367 |
| 8 | Aymen Ghadhban | Forward | Iraq | 295 |
| 9 | Marko Farji | Midfielder | Iraq | 292 |
| 10 | Munaf Al Tekreeti | Defender | Iraq | 277 |
| 11 | Aimar Sher | Midfielder | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 186 |
| 12 | Z. Ismaeel | Midfielder | Iraq | 181 |
| 13 | Ahmed Fadhil | Goalkeeper | Iraq | 180 |
| 14 | Youssef Amyn | Forward | AEK Larnaca | 172 |
| 15 | Rebin Solaka | Defender | Port FC | 171 |
| 16 | Frans Jirjis | Defender | Iraq | 160 |
| 17 | Ahmed Qasem | Midfielder | Nashville SC | 152 |
| 18 | Kevin Yakob | Midfielder | Aarhus | 148 |
| 19 | Mustafa Saadoun | Defender | Iraq | 47 |
| 20 | Ali Hashim | Forward | Iraq | 39 |
| 21 | Fahad Raheem | Goalkeeper | 0 | |
| 22 | Ali Al-Hamadi | Forward | 0 | |
| 23 | Mohanad Kadhim | Forward | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 0 |
| 24 | Ali Yousif | Forward | 0 | |
| 25 | Ahmed Maknzi | Defender | 0 | |
| 26 | Amir Al-Ammari | Midfielder | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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