At present, both Iraq and the national football team belong to the second echelon team in Asia, but Iraqi football is far stronger than the national football team in terms of ranking and historical record. Iraqi football has been in the forefront of Asia for a long time and has the reputation of a Mesopotamian lion. It is a powerful force to be reckoned with in Asian football. Moreover, in the 2007 Asian Cup, Iraq was also the champion.
Compared with the dismal historical record of the national football team, Iraqi football is much better. In the history of Iraqi football, it won the Arabian Cup four times and the Gulf Cup three times, as well as the Asian Games in 1982 and the Asian Cup in 2007, which are not the same as the national football in Asia. In the world series, Iraqi football entered the Olympic Games three times, and in 2004, it beat Portugal, Australia and other strong teams and won the fourth place. At the same time, with only two seats in Asia, it entered the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
The record of Iraqi football and national football has won and lost each other, but Iraq has repeatedly defeated the national football in key games. In two consecutive preliminaries, 20 10 and 14, the national football team was blocked by Iraq in the group stage and failed to advance.
Compared with the record of indirect competition, the Iraqi men's soccer team can often beat some traditional strong teams with weak teams in Asia. For example, they recently defeated the Iranian team, which ranked first in Asia, but China obviously couldn't do this, let alone beat an opponent who ranked higher than himself. Even in the face of opponents whose strength ranks lower than their own, China often falls off the chain.
But to be honest, the strength of the two teams is almost the same. That year, eunice Akram reached the top of Asia in the golden age of 20 17, and this war-torn country came out with a group of indomitable football fighters. In recent years, with the withdrawal of the golden generation, Iraqi football has gradually drifted away from its peak. On the map of Asian football, Iraq
With the spread of the epidemic, as long as the China team strengthens its domestication, it is possible to unblock the epidemic, and there will be many powerful players before the game starts again. To a certain extent, this will improve the world ranking of the national football team, thus surpassing Iraq. However, it remains to be seen whether China can continue to struggle in the top ten.