The model gives Iraq a 23% probability of advancing from Group I at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and rates their title chance at 0%. Ranked #63 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, qualification is genuinely contested rather than settled.
These are long-run probabilities, not certainties. A team rated at a 23% chance to advance still goes out roughly 77 times in 100, and the model's read can turn on a single red card, injury, or a tight decision. The outlook updates after each match Iraq play.

