Iraqi journalists confronted coach Jesus Casas following the team's last-gasp exit to Jordan in the Asian Cup round of 16 on Monday with security stepping in to intervene.

Iraq conceded two goals in stoppage time in a 3-2 defeat to lower-ranked Jordan.

Tempers flared when Iraqi reporters pointed the finger squarely at the Spaniard Casas in the post-game press conference, before walking out.

"It pains me what happened," the 50-year-old Casas, who has been Iraq coach since November 2022, said of the chaotic scenes.

Casas was himself angered in Sunday's pre-match press conference by a question about interviews he has done with Spanish media during the Asian Cup.

Some journalists from Iraq, who won the Asian title in 2007, believe the interviews distracted him from his work and were partly to blame for the defeat.

Casas rubbished that notion, pointing out that his team had won all three of their group games, including beating pre-tournament favourites Japan 2-1.

"Concerning my future, I'm calm and our goal is to qualify for the 2026 World Cup," Casas, a former coach to Luis Enrique at Spain's national side, said after the Jordan loss.

"Anything might happen and I'm very calm."