November 19.
Kuwait vs Jordan
March 20, 2025.
Jordan vs Palestine
March 25, 2025.
South Korea vs. Jordan.
June 6, 2025.
Oman vs Jordan.
June 10, 2025.
Jordan vs. Iraq
Oman vs. Iraq
Gulf Cup.
December 22.
Iraq vs. Yemen.
Dec. 25.
Bahrain vs. Iraq.
Dec. 28.
Iraq vs Saudi Arabia.
World Cup Qualifiers.
March 20, 2025.
Iraq vs Kuwait ´
Asian Cup
Champion (1): 2007.
Arab Nations Cup.
Champion (4): 1964, 1966, 1985 and 1988.
Third place (1): 2012.
Gulf Nations Cup
Champion (4): 1979, 1984, 1988 and 2023.
Runner-up (2): 1976 and 2013.
WEAF Championship
Champion (1): 2002.
Runner-up (3): 2007, 2012 and 2019.
Third place: 2000.
Pan-Arab Games
Champion (1): 1985.
Runner-up (1): 1999.
Saeed began his professional soccer career at the age of 17, when he joined the Iraqi national soccer team and won the gold medal at the 1975 Arab School Games. In 1975, he joined Al-Talaba, where he spent all 14 years of his career, winning three league titles and being the league’s top scorer in three seasons. He won two AFC U-19 Championships, two Arabian Gulf Cups, where he was the top scorer on both occasions and the best player on one of them, a Military World Cup and a gold medal at the Asian Games.
On July 10, 2018, he became assistant coach of the Spanish national soccer team, forming part of Luis Enrique’s coaching staff, and later Robert Moreno and Luis de la Fuente. On February 25, 2022, he would leave his position.
On November 3, 2022, he signed as coach of the Iraq national team. He officially began his cycle on December 30, facing Kuwait in a friendly prior to the Gulf Nations Cup in Basra, which they finally won after a 3-2 victory over Oman in the final.
He made his debut for Jordan on January 2, 2011 in a friendly match against Uzbekistan that ended in a 2-2 draw.
He participated in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, where he scored four goals against Palestine in the group stage, that being the only time he participated in the tournament.
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Jordan 2 – 2 Iraq
Iraq 0 – 0 Jordan
Iraq 3 – 2 Jordan
Iraq 1 – 0 Jordan
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Palestine 1 – 3
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Iraq 1 – 0 Oman
Iraq 3 – 1 Vietnam
On December 6, 2006, the Jordan U-20 team made history by reaching the finals of the U-20 World Cup in Canada. They beat their rivals in the AFC U-20 championship held in India (which qualified for the U-20 World Cup). In this tournament, a 3-0 loss to South Korea, followed by a 3-2 win over the hosts and a goalless draw against Kyrgyzstan, took Jordan to the final round. In the quarterfinals, a 2-1 victory over China secured the Jordanian team a place in the World Cup. In the next round, the team lost 1-0 to North Korea and 2-0 to South Korea to finish in 4th place.
Athens 2004 Olympic Games[editar]
Despite the war that the United States was developing in Iraq, he obtained fourth place in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games with the national under-23 team led by Iraqi Adnan Hamad in the Olympic soccer tournament. He did not manage to reach the podium, because he lost in the semifinals against Paraguay, and later against Italy in the fight for bronze.2 Although he left a pleasant impression for the future in Iraqi football.
2007 Asian Cup title
The promises raised at the Athens Olympics were realized 3 years later during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup when they defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Jakarta, thanks to a goal by Iraqi star Younis Mahmoud in the final of the tournament, thus winning their first title.3 Previously, they had managed to defeat Vietnam (host country) and South Korea in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Thanks to this achievement, Iraq qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, where they drew 0-0 with hosts South Africa and New Zealand, losing by the narrowest of margins to European champions Spain.
The contract for this project was given to Abdullah Al-Jaburi, a major contractor in the construction industry in Iraq, and two U.S. companies, 360 Architecture and Newport Global. The project is expected to be one of the largest sports complexes in the Middle East.
The main stadium is a multi-level structure with seating capacity for 65,000, 20 suites and 230 VIP seats. The complex will also feature VIP lounges and restaurants, spectator lounges, and a tunnel connecting the main stadium to the secondary stadium. The roof structure is steel and cantilevers 30 meters from the rear support column of the upper deck with a 15-meter back-span. The stadium is wrapped with a curtain wall of multi-directional curved elements.
In January 2023, Iraq hosted the Gulf Nations Cup for the first time since 1979, in its 25th edition. Basra International Stadium was designated for the final match of the championship, which was played on January 19 between Iraq and Oman, with the home team winning by 3 goals to 2 after extra time.
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