1966 Arab Cup final

1966 Arab Cup Final

Baghdad hosts the final tournament
Event	1966 Arab Cup
Iraq Syria 2 1
Date	10 April 1966
Venue	Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Referee	Mamdouh Khourma (Jordan)
Attendance	20,000

The 1966 Arab Cup Final was a football match that took place on 10 April 1966, at the Al-Kashafa Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq, to determine the winner of the 1966 Arab Cup. Iraq defeated Syria 2–1 with two goals from Ismail Gorgis to Iraq and a goal from Nureddin Idlibi to Syria, to win their second Arab Cup.^[1]

Iraq		Syria
Opponents	Results	Opponents	Results
Group stage
Lebanon	0–0	North Yemen	4–1
Jordan	2–1	Libya	0–0
Kuwait	3–1	Palestine	3–1
Bahrain	10–1
Semi-finals
Libya	3–1	Lebanon	1–0

Iraq emerged victorious with a close 2-1 win over Syria. Ismail Gorgis proved to be the hero for the Iraqi side, scoring both their goals. Syria managed a consolation goal through Nureddin Idlibi, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Iraqi dominance.[1]

10 April 1966

18:00 UTC+3

Iraq	2–1	Syria
Ismail 68', 84'		Idlibi 27'

Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 20 000

Referee: Mamdouh Khourma (Jordan)

Iraq

Syria

Iraq: GK – Hamid Fawzi DF – Hassan Ali Ahmed DF – Sahib Khazal DF – Jabbar Rashak MF – Salman Dawood (c) MF – Shamil Flayeh MF – Shidrak Yousif MF – Gorgis Ismail MF – Qais Hameed FW – Hisham Atta FW – Nouri Dhiab  46' Substitutes: GK – Mohammed Thamer MF – Shamil Tabra MF – Basil Mahdi FW – Qasim Mahmoud FW – Mahmoud Assad  46' FW – Hussein Hashim – Tariq Razouki – Amer Jameel – Mohammed Najim Manager: Adil Basher

Syria: GK – Fares Salteje DF – Ahmed Jabban DF – Tariq Alosh DF – Azmi Haddad DF – Hafid Abu Lbada MF – Hagop Averian MF – Wael Akkad MF – Yusef Tamim FW – Nureddin Idlibi FW – Ahmed Alian FW – Avadis Kaoulekian Substitutes: MF – Ghasan Kezberi Manager: Cornel Drăgușin

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