Iraq World Cup 2026 team guide

Graham Arnold’s team have overcome adversity on and off the pitch, but may benefit from the pressure being off them in a tough group

This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June