Iraq National Football Team Lineup Changes
The Iraqi national football team announced significant changes to their starting lineup for their upcoming match against Japan. Coach Jesus Casas made five alterations to the team that faced Indonesia in their first match.
Changes made:
Ahmed Yahya replaces Mirkhas Doski
Frans Boutros replaces Zidane Iqbal
Youssef Al-Amin replaces Osama Rashid
Rebin Sulaqa replaces Ali Adnan
Ayman Hussein replaces Muhannad Ali
These changes suggest that Coach Casas is aiming to surprise the Japanese team and potentially utilize a different formation.
Players not included:
Muntadher Majed, who had previously attempted to withdraw from the team, was not included.
Starting lineup:
Jalal Hassan, Saad Natiq, Rebin Sulaqa, Hussein Ali, Ahmed Yahya, Frans Diaa, Amir Al-Ammari, Ibrahim Bayesh, Ali Jassim, Youssef Amin, Ayman Hussein.
Reserves:
Ahmed Basil, Fahd Talib, Ali Adnan, Ali Al Hammadi, Muhannad Ali, Zidane Iqbal, Bashar Rasan, Osama Rashid, Ahmed Ali, Mirkhas Doski, Zaid Tahseen, Muntadhar Majed.