Saeed started in Iraq's five matches of the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers played in Baghdad in which a goal against Jordan and two more against South Yemen. Iraq drew in points with Kuwait in the Asian Qualifying Tournament Group 1 which led to a playoff match that Iraq lost 3–2. However, Iraq got qualified by replacing Malaysia. In the 1980 Summer Olympics in the USSR, Saeed scored a single goal against Costa Rica. Iraq reached the quarterfinal and was beaten by East Germany in a 4–0 loss.