Ahmed Maknzi
Squad number 15 · Al-Karma
Their 2026 World Cup
Ahmed Maknzi travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Iraq, wearing number 15, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group I), beaten by Senegal 5-0.
Defence went to Merchas Doski (3 matches, 270′) and Akam Hashim (3 matches, 270′).
Another 5 players in the Iraq squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Iraq team page.
Biography
Ahmed Hassan Maknzi (Arabic: أحمد حسن مكنزي; born 24 September 2001) is an Iraqi professional football player who plays as a left-back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Karma and the Iraq national team.
International career In June 2023, Maknzi was called up to the Iraq U-23 national team for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship, which was being hosted in Iraq and which Iraq would win. On 19 May 2026, Maknzi was named in Iraq's 34-man preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He was subsequently included in the final 26-man squad on 6 June, replacing the injured Ahmed Yahya.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.