2018 International Friendship Championship

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.

2018 International Friendship Championship
Tournament details
Host country Iraq
Dates21 March – 27 March
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance123,781 (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.

Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
First match(es) will be played on March 2018. Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Iraq 2–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Taher Bakar (Syria)
Qatar 2–2 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 18,781
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)
Iraq 1–1 Syria
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Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
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References
  1. "الاستمارة الخاصة بالتصريح الاعلامي لبطولة الصداقة الدولية التي ستقام في محافظة البصرة للفترة من 22-3 ولغاية 27-3-2018 – الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم". ifa.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. "نقل بطولة الصداقة الثلاثية من كربلاء الى البصرة رسميا". almirbad.com (in Arabic). Almirbad. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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