Baghdad – IA
Subsequent Tuesday, the managing director of the nationwide crew, Mahdi Karim, and the technical director of the Iraqi Soccer Affiliation, Wissam Najeeb Saliwa, will depart subsequent Tuesday for the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, to take part within the draw for the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup finals, which shall be held on June 27, and the group stage will affirm the direct qualification of six groups. To the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which can embody 48 groups in Canada, Mexico and the US.
An announcement from the Soccer Affiliation, obtained by the (INA), acknowledged that “the winner and runner-up of every group (six groups in whole) will qualify instantly for the World Cup, whereas the groups that occupy third and fourth locations in every group (six groups in whole) will compete amongst themselves inside The fourth qualifying spherical, which shall be divided into two teams, every containing three groups, with the matches of this spherical being held throughout the months of October and November 2025, and from this stage two groups will qualify on to the finals.”
The assertion added, “The runners-up within the two teams of the fourth stage will take part in a round-trip playoff, with the winner collaborating within the qualifiers between the continental areas that shall be organized by FIFA throughout the month of March 2026, as it will likely be the final alternative for the AFC groups to qualify for the 26 FIFA World Cup match.” .