2018 International Friendship Championship

2018 International Friendship Championship
Tournament details
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
Third place  Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance 123,781 (41,260 per match)
Top scorer(s) Qatar Akram Afif (3 goals)

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.

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
Ali  57' Report Al-Khatib  76'
Attendance: 52,000

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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