Iraq head coach Radhi Shenaishil has named his provisional squad to face Australia and Saudi Arabia in the Lions’ upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.
Iraq vs. Australia
Date: 23 March 2017
Kick-off: 16:30 Local time
Venue: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Teheran (Iran)
Saudi Arabia vs. Iraq
Date: 28 March 2017
Kick-off: 20:30 Local time
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Goalkeepers
Mohammed Gassid (Al-Zawraa), Mohammed Hameed (Al-Shorta), Ali Abdul-Hassan (Al-Talaba), Jalal Hassan (Naft Al-Wasat), Fahad Talib (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Ali Yaseen (Al-Naft)
Defenders
Ahmad Ibrahim (Emirates Club, UAE), Rebin Sulaka (Elverum Fotball, Norway), Saad Natiq (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Mustafa Nadhim (Al-Minaa), Ali Lateef (Al-Shorta), Ali Bahjat (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Dhurgham Ismail (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey), Ali Adnan (Udinese, Italy), Hussam Kadhim (Al-Naft), Waleed Salim (Al-Shorta), Alaa Mhawi (Al-Zawraa), Ahmad Abdulredha (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)
Midfielders
Saad Abdul-Amir (Al-Ahli, Saudi Arabia), Amjad Attwan (Naft Al-Wasat), Brwa Nouri (Östersunds, Sweden), Ahmed Yasin (Muaither SC, Qatar), Bashar Resan (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Mazin Fayadh (Al-Naft), Hussein Ali (Al-Zawraa), Justin Meram (Columbus Crew, USA), Ali Hosni (Al-Arabi, Kuwait), Osama Ali (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Amjad Kalaf (Al-Zawraa), Mahdi Kamel (Al-Shorta)
Forwards
Mohammed Shokan (Al-Minaa), Alaa Abdul-Zahra (Al-Zawraa), Humam Tariq (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (Al-Zawraa), Ali Akla (IJsselmeervogels, Netherlands), Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), Jassim Mohammed (Al-Shorta)