Revealing the List of Iraq's Squad Participating in the Spain Camp

The head coach of the Iraqi national team, Graham Arnold, announced the preliminary list that will enter the preparatory camp in Spain before the start of the 2026 World Cup finals. The list includes 35 players who were selected after a comprehensive evaluation of their performance over the past months.

The list has been sent to the International Federation "FIFA" as part of the organizational procedures, and it will be reduced to only 26 players in the final list, which will be announced on June 1.

The "Lions of Mesopotamia" camp will begin in Girona, Spain, on May 22, and includes two friendly matches against Andorra on May 29 and Spain on June 4.

After that, the delegation will head to the United States to complete preparations and play a third friendly match against Venezuela on June 9.

Arnold confirmed that the Girona camp will be "decisive" in determining the names capable of representing Iraq in the World Cup, in terms of mental and physical readiness.

The list is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Jalal Hassan, Ahmed Basal, Fahd Talib, Kamil Latif.

Defense: Akam Hashim, Rebin Solaka, Munaf Younis, Zaid Tahseen, Frans Dhyaa, Maitham Jabbar, Hussein Ali, Mirkhas Doski, Ahmed Maknzi, Mustafa Saadoun, Ahmed Yahya, Dario Namo.

Midfield: Amir Fouad, Zidan Iqbal, Kevin Yakoub, Karrar Nabil, Zaid Ismail, Ibrahim Bayesh, Hassan Abdulkarim, Youssef Al-Nasrawi, Youssef Al-Amin, Peter Georges, Emar Sher, Ahmed Qasim, Marco Fergie, Ali Jassim.

Attack: Ayman Hussein, Mohannad Ali, Ali Youssef, Ali Ibrahim Al-Hammadi.

The list witnessed the presence of new faces in the ranks of the "Lions of Mesopotamia," who will participate for the first time with the Iraqi national team, namely: Youssef Al-Nasrawi, Dario Namo, Ahmed Qasim.