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Iraq is on the seed list for the inter-confederation playoffs so they only need one win to qualify
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Iraq is on the top list in the inter-confederation playoffs.They sit in 58th position in the world and only lose to Congo who are ranked 56th.
In the inter-confederation playoff rules, the six teams are divided into two charts.The top two teams, namely Congo and Iraq, will be the top teams and just have to wait for the final.
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The other four teams will be drawn to determine their position in the chart.The four teams will fight for a place in the final round.
The other four teams that will play in the playoffs are Jamaica, Bolivia, Suriname and New Caledonia.They will be drawn to determine the position in chart 1 which is occupied by Congo or chart 2 which is occupied by Iraq in the top match.
Iraq itself last appeared in the World Cup in 1986, which was also the only time they competed on the world stage.After that, they never had another chance to appear in the World Cup.
In the 1986 World Cup, Iraq lost all three matches played and failed to qualify for the knockout phase.
Iraq itself could appear in the inter-confederation playoffs after beating the United Arab Emirates in the fifth round of the Asian zone World Cup Qualifiers.The duel in the fifth round is to determine the winner of the ticket to the inter-confederation playoff round.
In the match which used the home away format, Iraq won 3-2 on aggregate after drawing 1-1 at home and winning 2-1 at home.
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