 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Iraq yakakwanisa kuenda kumaOlympics a2016nekutora nzvimbo yechitatu pa2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Mutambo wokutanga wakaona Iraq ichitamba neDenmark, uye zvibodzwa zvakabuda se 00 dhizaini, kunyangwe hazvo Iraq yaive nemapfuti gumi nemasere mumutambo. Mutambo wechipiri wakatambwa nevakagamuchirwa uye pre-tournament favorite, Brazil, iyo yakagumawo se 0 0, iyo yakarumbidzwa semugumisiro mukuru weIraq. Mumutambo wechitatu, Iraq yakaenzana neSouth Africa 11, kunyangwe yaive nemapfuti makuru makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe mumutambo. Mugumisiro uyu, pamwe chete nokurasikirwa kweDenmark neBrazil, zvakaita kuti Iraq ibviswe muchikamu cheboka. Brazil pakupedzisira yakapfuurira kukunda mutambo wacho. 