 And in the same year, the first Iraqi national football team was established.Coach Dhia Habib invited three players from the Al-Mina'a club to join them – Percy Lynsdale, Saeed Easho and Karim Allawi – to play against Turkey in Turkey.Before traveling, and on Wednesday 2 May 1951, Al-Mina'a played – with adding a player from Sharikat Naft Al-Basra club; Shaker Ismail – against Iraq in Basra, and ended the match a draw 1–1, Tariq Khalil scored for Al-Mina'a.