Doha – IA – Moayed Al-Hawi
A group of sports journalists present in the Qatari capital, Doha, confirmed the ability of our national team to reach the final rounds in the Asian Cup of Nations, suggesting its advantage in today’s match against the Vietnam team for the third round of the continental competition.
The delegate of the (INA), to Qatar, held a meeting with a group of journalists, the first of whom was Jordanian sports journalist Salah Abu Wahdan, who said: “The performance that the Iraqi team presented in the tournament is remarkable, especially its victory over the Japanese team, which is considered one of the best.” Asian teams, making him a candidate for the championship title.”
Abu Wahdan added, “The Mesopotamian Lions team has a rich history of championships, especially the Asian Championship, as it won the title in 2007 and was able to qualify for the advanced rounds,” noting that it “has a seasoned coach and high-level attackers.”
Abu Wahdan added, “The level of the Arab teams is witnessing great progress, including Iraq and the Jordanian team, which played a great match against Korea, in addition to the Saudi and Qatar teams, and one of these teams will be at the forefront and a competitor for the cup.”
Meanwhile, the editor-in-chief of the electronic newspaper (Untitled), the Sudanese journalist Abu Bakr Al-Amin, confirmed to (INA) that “Iraq played two wonderful matches in which it deserved to top the fourth group and qualify deservedly for the round of 16,” indicating that “the team has a good group of players capable of Reaching the advanced stages in the tournament.”
Al-Amin explained, “Today’s confrontation against the Vietnam team is an achievement match for Iraq, through which it seeks to enhance its wonderful career in the tournament and move to the next round with full marks.”
Al-Amin continued: “It is expected that Spanish coach Jesus Casas will bring in a new group of players while maintaining the basic composition of the team in order to settle the match early and score an abundance of goals.”
Meanwhile, Japanese sports journalist Ki-Cho Kita expressed his admiration for the great performance shown by the Lions against his country’s national team, saying: “Iraq played with a high fighting spirit and fiercely defended its net and was able to score two goals in the first half of the match and decided the match in its favor despite the continuous attack by the Japanese players.” This is evidence of the high general level of Iraqi players from an organizational, physical and technical standpoint. As for today’s match against Vietnam, expectations are in Iraq’s favor in achieving the full mark, which is deserved.”