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
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance123,781 (41,260 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Akram Afif
(3 goals)
2019 →

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: March 2018. Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Iraq 2–3 Qatar
 Report
Basra Sports City, Basra
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Taher Bakar (Syria)
Qatar 2–2 Syria
 Report
Basra Sports City, Basra
Attendance: 18,781
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)
Iraq 1–1 Syria
Ali 57' Report Al-Khatib 76'
Basra Sports City, Basra
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

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). Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. 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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