Former Socceroos boss Graham Arnold named Iraq head coach

Former Socceroos boss Graham Arnold will seek to reach the finals of another World Cup after taking the reins as coach of Iraq. The 61-year-old Sydneysider, who guided his national team to the last 16 of the global showpiece in 2022, was named as the Iraqis’ head coach on Friday and will be thrown straight in to rescue their ailing World Cup quest. Iraq face two huge games against leaders South Korea in Basra on 5 June and second-placed Jordan in Amman five days later. But he left the job after Australia made a disappointing start to the third round of qualifiers for the 2026 finals. after newsletter promotionRecently, Arnold has been helping mentor South Sydney’s kickers, including Latrell Mitchell, in the NRL.