Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A 1972, Iraki ta taka leda a gasar cin kofin Asiya ta AFC ta farko amma ta kasa lashe wasa a gasar. A watan Maris na 1973, Iraki ta buga wasanta na farko a gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA. Sun gama na biyu a rukuninsu, maki daya a bayan Ostiraliya, saboda haka sun kasa cancanta zuwa zagaye na gaba. A sauran shekarun 1970s, Iraki ta kai zagaye na biyu na wasannin Asiya (
1974), ya rasa wasan karshe na gasar cin kofin Gulf na Larabawa (1976), ya gama na hudu a gasar cin kofin Asiya ta AFC (1976), ya gama na hudu a wasannin Asiya (1978) kuma a karshe ya karbi bakuncin kuma ya lashe gasar cin kofin Gulf na Larabawa (1979). Gasar cin kofin Asiya ta 1976 za ta kasance gasar cin kofin Asiya ta ƙarshe da Iraki ta bayyana a cikin shekaru 20 masu zuwa, yayin da suka janye daga bugu huɗu na gaba.