Iraq agreed to terms with a new coach today, German Wolfgang Sidka.
According to the Iraqi Olympic committee, he signed a one-year deal for $500,000.
Committee spokesman Mouanis Abdullah says Sidka will hold his first training session next month.
Iraq is the defending Asia Cup champion, but has struggled on and off the field recently. A dispute over who should run the soccer federation led to a missed deadline to elect new leaders. FIFA gave Iraqi officials an extra year in office to prepare for elections.
