World Cup Wilfreds

#7

Iraq

Moroccans

…in the opening game of that years Arab Games…

One of Iraq’s Goalscorers that most memorable day…

Youra Eshaya

…had found himself, in 1954, at the tender age of twenty-one, becoming the very first Iraqi Footballer to ever play the Game in England, turning out for Bristol Rovers third team, Bristol Rovers Colts

O.K, we know what you’re thinking, we’re thinking it too, but, yes, that does count, apparently

World Cup Report;

Iraq’s

Tournaments: ‍ ‍1

3 0 0 3 1 4 ‍ ‍0

P W D L G+ G- Pts

Best Finish; 23rd

World Cup Rating;

C+

Some countries World Cup’s are sadly destined to come & go without troubling the Score-Board at all!

Not Iraq, however, who make their welcome contribution to the tournaments total Goals Column against a Belgian side that’ll go as far as the Semi-Finals & with another perfectly good one ruled out against the Paraguayans, the Lions of Mesopatamia’, in their only tournament thus far, have already left their indelible mark on the competition