Iraq head coach Radhi Shenaishil has named his 23-man squad earlier today ahead of the Lions’ quest to get back in contention for a World Cup spot as they face Japan and Thailand in the second batch of World Cup Qualifiers.
The squad includes the much-anticipated Östersunds FK midfielder Brwa Nouri for the first time.
Japan vs. Iraq
Date: 6 October 2016
Kick-off: 19:35 Local time
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama (Japan)
Iraq vs. Thailand
Date: 11 October 2016
Kick-off: 16:00 Local time
Venue: PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)
Goalkeepers:
Mohammed Hameed (Naft Al-Wasat)
Mohammed Gassid (Al-Zawraa)
Ali Abdul-Hassan (Al-Talaba)
Defenders:
Ali Adnan (Udinese, Italy)
Dhurgham Ismail (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey)
Waleed Salim (Al-Shorta)
Mustafa Nadhim (Naft Al-Wasat)
Ahmed Ibrahim (Emirates Club, UAE)
Saad Natiq (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)
Alaa Mhawi (Al-Zawraa)
Ali Lateef (Al-Shorta)
Midfielders:
Amjad Waleed (Al-Shorta)
Brwa Nouri (Östersunds FK, Sweden)
Saad Abdul-Amir (Al-Qadisiyah, Saudi Arabia)
Mahdi Kamel (Al-Shorta)
Amjad Attwan (Naft Al-Wasat)
Bashar Resan (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)
Forwards
Mohammed Jabbar Shokan (Al-Minaa)
Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (Al-Zawraa)
Alaa Abdul-Zahra (Al-Zawraa)
Jassim Mohammed (Al-Shorta)
Justin Meram (Columbus Crew, USA)
Ahmed Yasin (AIK, Sweden)
