The 2018 International Friendship Championship was a friendly football tournament for the national teams of Iraq, Syria and Qatar. It took place during the March 2018 window of the FIFA International Match Calendar,[1] and began less than a week after FIFA lifted the ban on competitive games being played inside Iraq.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iraq |
Dates | 21 March – 27 March |
Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Qatar (1st title) |
Runners-up | Syria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 11 (3.67 per match) |
Attendance | 123,781 (41,260 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Akram Afif (3 goals) |
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Karbala but was relocated to Basra.[2] Qatar won the title by beating hosts Iraq and drawing with runners-up Syria. The last game of the tournament saw Noor Sabri make his 100th and last appearance for Iraq.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
2 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |