Asia · AFC

Syria (2026)

سوريا

Matches: 4; 4 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 1-1-2; 1 W · 1 D · 2 L
Goals: 8; 10 against
Goal difference: -2

General Information

Syrian Football Association

Founded: 1936
FIFA entry: 1937
Average height in 2026: 1.79 m
Average age in 2026: 26.3 years
Confederation: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Continent: Asia
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

José Lana(Coach)

Date of birth: 1 February 1975
Place of birth: Mieres, Spain
Matches: 4 (1 official · 3 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Syria in 2026

39 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Shaher Al-Shakhir	1 April 1993	Goalkeeper	Al-Ittihad Ahli Halab	2	0	0
Elias Hadaya	31 August 1998	Goalkeeper	Sandefjord Fotball	2	0	0
Defenders13
Abdullah Al-Shami	2 March 1994	Centre Back	Al-Yarmouk Meshref	3	1	0
Zakaria Hanan	21 August 1997	Right Back	Al-Ittihad Ahli Halab	3	1	0
Ahmad Faqa	10 January 2003	Centre Back	AIK Solna	3	0	0
Abdulrazzak Al-Mohammad	16 January 1995	Centre Back	Al-Ittihad Ahli Halab	2	1	0
Aiham Ousou	9 January 2000	Centre Back	RSC Charleroi	2	0	0
Khaled Kerdaghli	31 January 1997	Left Back	Duhok FC	1	2	0
Mekdad Ahmad	12 January 2004	Left Back	Al-Ahli Dimashq	1	0	0
Johannes Danho	17 June 2004	Left Back	Sollentuna FK	1	0	0
Ziad Ghanoum	2 June 2001	Centre Back	FC Stockholm Internazionale	1	0	0
Khaled Al-Hage	22 May 2004	Centre Back	Hottin Latakiyah	0	1	0
Omar Al-Midani	26 January 1994	Centre Back	Al-Salmiya SC	0	1	0
Jumaa Abboud Al-Zlit	20 March 1999	Centre Back	Al-Arabi Mansouriah	0	1	0
Abdul Rahman Weiss	14 June 1998	Right Back	Iraklis Thessalonikis	0	1	0
Midfielders13
Mohammed Osman	1 January 1994	Attacking Midfielder	Lamphun Warrior	3	0	0
Elmar Abraham	1 March 1999	Centre Midfielder	IFK Skövde	2	1	0
Can Moustfa	19 November 2004	Left Midfielder	1.FC Nürnberg II	2	0	1
Ahmad Al-Dali	21 March 2002	Defensive Midfielder	Al-Tadamon Farwaniya	1	1	0
Ahmad Al-Ashqar	1 January 1996	Centre Midfielder	Al-Ittihad Ahli Halab	1	0	0
Simon Amin	13 November 1997	Centre Midfielder	Mosul SC	1	0	0
Mahmoud Nayef	3 January 2004	Centre Midfielder	Al-Karamah Homs	1	0	0
Ammar Ramadan	5 January 2001	Attacking Midfielder	DAC Dunajská Streda	1	0	0
Wessam Dukhan	26 January 2005	Centre Midfielder	FBK Karlstad	0	2	0
Mustafa Abdullatif	15 December 2003	Attacking Midfielder	FC Emmen	0	1	0
Mohamad Al-Sheikh	1 January 2001	Centre Midfielder	FC Malcantone	0	1	0
Mohammad Khoja	10 January 1999	Attacking Midfielder	Al-Nawa'ir Hamah	0	1	0
Yahya Karak	30 June 2002	Midfielder	Al-Foutoua Deir ez-Zor	0	1	0
Forwards11
Mahmoud Al-Aswad	14 September 2003	Right Winger	Al-Salmiya SC	4	0	1
Noah Shamoun	8 December 2002	Left Winger	IFK Värnamo	2	0	0
Mohammad Al-Hallak	26 November 1999	Right Winger	Dibba Al-Hisn SC	1	2	1
Alaa Al-Dali	3 January 1997	Centre Forward	Mosul SC	1	1	0
Mohammad Alsalkhadi	29 July 2001	Right Winger	Dhamk Abhā	1	0	1
Anas Dahhan	31 January 2006	Right Winger	Al-Ittihad Ahli Halab	1	0	0
Pablo Sabbag	11 June 1997	Centre Forward	Al-Ahli Tripoli	1	0	0
Mohammad Al-Mustafa	20 January 2005	Centre Forward	Al-Horriya Halab	0	2	2
Mahmoud Al-Mawas	30 November 1992	Right Winger	Al-Shorta Baghdad	0	2	1
Omar Al-Somah	23 March 1989	Centre Forward	Al-Wahda Dimashq	0	2	0
Homam Mahmoud	8 April 2006	Left Winger	Al-Fahaheel SC	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Syria in 2026

4 matches

1 Oct 2026Friendly · Pakhtakor Markaziy StadiumAvs.UzbekistanMatch report: Uzbekistan vs. Syria 4–1Defeat
27 Sept 2026Friendly · King Abdullah II StadiumAvs.JordanMatch report: Jordan vs. Syria 1–1Draw
5 Jun 2026Friendly · Nacyjanalny futbolny stadyjon Respubliki BiełaruśAvs.BelarusMatch report: Belarus vs. Syria 4–1Defeat
31 Mar 2026Asian Cup 2027 · Group E · Prince Abdullah Al Faisal StadiumHvs.AfghanistanMatch report: Syria vs. Afghanistan 5–1Win

Match Progress for Syria

1 W · 1 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Syria

72 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Jordan	37	12	11	14	34
Kuwait	35	10	9	16	38
Iraq	33	6	8	19	24
Iran	30	1	10	19	16
Oman	25	8	8	9	26
Saudi Arabia	25	3	9	13	21
United Arab Emirates	23	3	8	12	20
Bahrain	22	11	5	6	26
Lebanon	21	14	3	4	45
Qatar	17	4	6	7	21
Palestine	16	7	7	2	26
China	14	5	2	7	14
Japan	12	0	2	10	7
North Korea	11	4	4	3	18
Tajikistan	9	5	1	3	9
South Korea	9	1	3	5	5
India	8	4	1	3	11
Egypt	8	3	3	2	10
Sudan	8	3	2	3	8
Uzbekistan	8	3	2	3	6
Maldives	7	6	0	1	39
Yemen	7	4	1	2	18
Kyrgyzstan	7	2	2	3	10
Afghanistan	6	6	0	0	22
Tunisia	6	3	1	2	6
Libya	6	2	2	2	6
Thailand	6	1	1	4	10
Philippines	5	5	0	0	25
North Yemen	5	5	0	0	14
Singapore	5	4	0	1	10
Malaysia	5	2	2	1	10
Algeria	5	2	0	3	2
Taiwan	4	4	0	0	17
Indonesia	4	4	0	0	15
Myanmar	4	3	1	0	16
Kazakhstan	4	3	1	0	8
Vietnam	4	1	1	2	1
Australia	4	0	1	3	4
Cambodia	3	3	0	0	17
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	17
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	5
Turkmenistan	3	1	1	1	6
Laos	2	2	0	0	20
South Yemen	2	2	0	0	8
Guam	2	2	0	0	7
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	7
Nepal	2	2	0	0	5
Mauritania	2	1	0	1	2
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	2
Belarus	2	0	0	2	1
Egypt (Olympic)	2	0	0	2	1
Morocco	2	0	0	2	0
Sierra Leone	1	1	0	0	6
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	6
San Marino	1	1	0	0	3
United Arab Emirates (U21)	1	1	0	0	3
Haiti	1	1	0	0	2
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	2
Mauritius	1	1	0	0	2
South Sudan	1	1	0	0	2
Kuwait (B)	1	1	0	0	2
Kuwait (Olympic)	1	1	0	0	1
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	2
Sweden	1	0	1	0	1
Algeria (University)	1	0	1	0	1
Spain (Olympic)	1	0	1	0	0
Cyprus	1	0	0	1	0
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0
Russia	1	0	0	1	0
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0
East Germany (Olympic)	1	0	0	1	0
Total	517	195	122	200	749

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Syria

Games Total: 107
Goals: 217
Goals Against: 128
Games W/D/L: 47/24/36
Avg. Goals / Match: 2.03
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.20

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 17; Al-Sayed Bayazid
Most Matches: 39; Mahmoud Al-Mawas
Most Yellow Cards: 6; Omar Al-Midani
Most Red Cards: 1; Ahmad Al-Salih

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Syria

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Al-Mawas, Mahmoud	Right Winger	2012–2026	108	91	17	17	4	17	1	0
2	Balhous, Mosab	Goalkeeper	2006–2016	88	87	1	0	0	7	0	0
3	Al-Sayed, Maher	Left Winger	1999–2013	84	61	23	23	0	4	0	0
4	Dyab, Ali	Centre Back	2004–2013	84	80	4	3	0	5	1	1
5	Rafe, Raja	Centre Forward	2002–2015	80	49	31	32	0	1	0	0
6	Alma, Ibrahim	Goalkeeper	2012–2023	78	73	5	0	0	4	0	0
7	Al-Ajan, Moayad	Left Back	2012–2024	74	61	13	3	3	8	1	0
8	Al-Midani, Omar	Centre Back	2013–2026	71	64	7	1	0	9	0	0
9	Al-Khatib, Firas	Centre Forward	2001–2019	70	47	23	36	3	5	0	0
10	Esmaeel, Feras	Defensive Midfielder	2002–2011	70	63	7	5	0	4	0	1
11	Al-Hussain, Jihad	Attacking Midfielder	2002–2011	69	52	17	12	1	4	0	0
12	Khribin, Omar	Secondary striker	2012–2025	65	50	15	32	3	10	0	0
13	Al-Midani, Zaher	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2021	58	49	9	2	1	6	0	0
14	Al-Salih, Ahmad	Centre Back	2008–2022	56	54	2	2	2	11	0	2
15	Chaabo, Zyad	Centre Forward	2001–2010	55	48	7	20	0	1	0	0
16	Jenyat, Aatef	Right Midfielder	2004–2010	53	42	11	4	0	3	0	0
17	Al-Hussain, Abdelrazaq	Centre Midfielder	2006–2016	52	36	16	10	1	4	0	0
18	Al-Amenah, Mahmoud	Centre Midfielder	2002–2011	52	38	14	3	0	2	0	0
19	Mardikian, Mardik	Centre Forward	2012–2025	47	22	25	8	5	5	0	0
20	Al-Somah, Omar	Centre Forward	2012–2026	45	40	5	23	1	5	0	0
21	Al-Zeno, Mohamed	Centre Forward	2004–2011	45	33	12	15	0	1	0	0
22	Krouma, Thaer	Centre Back	2015–2024	45	42	3	1	0	2	0	0
23	Al-Rashed, Mohamad Yehya	Midfielder	2002–2010	44	34	10	4	0	2	0	0
24	Ayan, Wael	Left Midfielder	2006–2015	44	36	8	0	0	4	0	0
25	Youssef, Fahad	Attacking Midfielder	2015–2024	44	31	13	0	2	1	0	0
26	Jenyat, Amro	Left Midfielder	2014–2023	43	28	15	1	2	4	0	0
27	Tarab, Bakri	Centre Back	2006–2010	42	38	4	1	0	2	0	0
28	Al-Shbli, Alaa	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2019	41	33	8	3	0	8	0	0
29	Omari, Osama	Attacking Midfielder	2014–2021	40	24	16	6	4	1	0	0
30	Sabagh, Nadim	Left Back	2010–2018	40	38	2	2	0	5	1	0
31	Kerdaghli, Khaled	Left Back	2019–2026	40	31	9	0	2	1	0	1
32	Dakka, Abdelkader	Centre Back	2005–2013	39	32	7	0	0	5	0	0
33	Abdul-Jafal, Oday	Attacking Midfielder	2008–2018	38	28	10	6	1	3	0	0
34	Jabban, Tarek	Defender	1996–2006	37	37	0	6	0	5	0	0
35	Al-Mobayed, Khaled	Centre Midfielder	2012–2019	37	28	9	3	1	7	0	0
36	Haj Mohamad, Tamer	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2022	37	36	1	1	1	8	0	1
37	Anez, Mouhamad	Centre Midfielder	2019–2025	37	26	11	1	0	4	0	0
38	Al-Agha, Abdul-Fattah	Centre Forward	2004–2016	36	17	19	7	0	2	0	0
39	Al-Jwayed, Hussein	Right Back	2012–2022	36	27	9	0	3	1	0	0
40	Al-Marmour, Mohammad	Attacking Midfielder	2017–2024	34	26	8	4	1	2	0	0
41	Osman, Mohammed	Attacking Midfielder	2018–2026	34	28	6	2	3	1	0	0
42	Kardaghli, Abdul Kader	Midfielder	1983–1992	32	30	2	7	0	1	0	0
43	Srour, Bashar	Defender	1993–2002	31	31	0	10	0	4	0	0
44	Al-Hallak, Mohammad	Right Winger	2021–2026	31	14	17	6	5	2	0	0
45	Malki, Sanharib	Centre Forward	2008–2016	30	21	9	6	3	1	0	0
46	Al-Ashqar, Ahmad	Centre Midfielder	2016–2026	30	15	15	1	0	3	0	0
47	Bairouti, Mohamed	Goalkeeper	1999–2003	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	Abduldaim, Belal	Right Back	2008–2011	30	28	2	0	0	2	0	0
49	Al-Masri, Hamdi	Centre Back	2010–2016	30	28	2	0	0	1	0	0
50	Al-Afash, Mohammad Nasser	Midfielder	1989–2004	29	28	1	9	0	6	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 7 duos of Syria

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Al-Hallak, Mohammad	Al-Mawas, Mahmoud	2021–2025	4	24
2	Al-Jwayed, Hussein	Al-Somah, Omar	2018–2019	3	14
3	Khribin, Omar	Al-Somah, Omar	2021–2023	3	14
4	Al-Khatib, Firas	Khribin, Omar	2017	2	6
5	Omari, Osama	Al-Somah, Omar	2018–2019	2	10
6	Kerdaghli, Khaled	Mardikian, Mardik	2021–2022	2	25
7	Mardikian, Mardik	Al-Dali, Alaa	2022	2	40

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 77 of 475 goals.