Hussein Hassan

International career Youth level Hassan first made a name for himself on the U18 level as Iraq won the u18 WAFF championship in 2021 where he saves two penalties in the shootout against Lebanon in the final.He was voted as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.

He then progressed to the U20 side, where he was the main goalkeeper in both the qualifiers and the tournament proper of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, where Iraq lost in the final to Uzbekistan. This result qualified Iraq to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he once again was the starting goalkeeper in the tournament. He kept a clean sheet against England following two group stage defeats which knocked Iraq out of the tournament.

Hussein progressed to the U23 side, where he was called up for the first time in January 2024. He made his debut in a 1-0 friendly win over Egypt. He was called up to the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup and started all the games as Iraq finished 3rd in the tournament, qualifying them to the 2024 Olympic Games.

In June 2024, he was named in the final squad for the Olympic Games. He started all three games as Iraq crashed out in the group stage, where he conceded 7 goals in total.

Senior team In June 2024, Hassan was called up to the Iraq's World Cup qualification squad to face Indonesia and Vietnam. He was an unused substitute as Iraq went on to win both games and finish top of their group.