2024-03-26T12:52:26+00:00
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/ The Iraqi national team achieved a major victory over its host, the Philippine national team, with a score of 5-0, in the second leg of the double Asian qualifiers for the 2027 Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup finals.
The match took place at two o’clock in the afternoon, Baghdad time, at the “Rizal” Memorial Stadium, which hosted the return match, and is located in the Philippine capital, Manila.
The first half ended with the Iraqi team leading with three free goals for its Filipino counterpart. The first goal for the Iraqi team came from a penalty kick successfully executed by Ayman Hussein in the 14th minute, while Iraq’s second goal came in the 30th minute from a powerful shot by player Amir Al-Ammari, and Ayman Hussein added a third goal for Iraq. In the 36th minute.
In the second half, Iraq added a fourth goal in the 62nd minute, which came from Zidane Iqbal, and Zaid Tahsin added the fifth goal for the Iraqi team in the 77th minute.
With today’s victory, the Iraqi team strengthened its lead in Group Six with 12 points, followed by the Indonesian team second with 4 points, then the Vietnamese team third with 3 points, and finally the Philippine team with one point.
The Iraqi national team defeated its Philippine counterpart 1-0 in the first leg that took place in Basra on March 21, and the goal was scored by Muhannad Ali.