Iraq faces travel and visa challenges ahead of March playoff, pushing FIFA to consider contingency plans for World Cup 2026.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Iraq overcame major logistical issues to become the 48th and final team to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolivia in an intercontinental playoff ...

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The 48-team field for FIFA ’s biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years. Iraq edged Bolivia 2-1 in an ...

Iraq defeated Bolivia 2-1 in an intense and emotional match to secure the final spot at the World Cup. It felt like destiny: on Mexican soil, where they played their last World Cup in 1986, the Lions ...

It's been a combined 72 years since these teams have appeared in a World Cup, but the drought will end for one of them ...

Here is Iraq's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

FILE- Iraqi's head coach Graham Arnold sits on the bench at the start of the 2026 World Cup play off first leg soccer match between UAE and Iraq in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 14, ...

When France starts its World Cup against Senegal at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, it will bring back memories of the 2002 ...

Former Socceroos boss Graham Arnold is heading to the World Cup after Iraq booked their ticket with a thrilling 2-1 victory ...

Iraq became the 48th and final team to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolivia in an intercontinental playoff Tuesday, overcoming last-minute logistical problems and ending a ...

Iraq has qualified for the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolivia in a FIFA World Cup intercontinental playoff final on March 31. Ali Al-Hamadi and Aymen Hussein provided the goals for Iraq, which ends ...

Video circulating online shows a man walking through a sign held by Iraqi soccer fans in a terminal of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The fans were flying from Dallas to Mexico on Monday ...