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.
Road to the final Iraq SyriaOpponentsResultsOpponentsResults Group stage0–04–12–10–03–13–110–1 Semi-finals3–11–0
Match Summary 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.
Details
Iraq: GK – Hamid FawziDF – Hassan Ali AhmedDF – Sahib Khazal DF – Jabbar RashakMF – Salman Dawood (c)MF – Shamil FlayehMF – Shidrak YousifMF – Gorgis IsmailMF – Qais HameedFW – Hisham AttaFW – Nouri Dhiab Substitutes:GK – Mohammed ThamerMF – Shamil TabraMF – Basil MahdiFW – Qasim MahmoudFW – Mahmoud Assad FW – Hussein Hashim – Tariq Razouki – Amer Jameel – Mohammed NajimManager:Adil BasherSyria: GK – Fares SaltejeDF – Ahmed JabbanDF – Tariq AloshDF – Azmi HaddadDF – Hafid Abu LbadaMF – Hagop AverianMF – Wael AkkadMF – Yusef Tamim FW – Nureddin IdlibiFW – Ahmed AlianFW – Avadis KaoulekianSubstitutes:MF – Ghasan Kezberi Manager: Cornel Drăgușin
Assistant referees: Rashad Hawasly (Syria) Saadi Abd Al-Kareem (Iraq)
References
External links 1966 Iraq - rsssf.com