Baghdad – IA
The historical past of the earlier confrontations between our nationwide workforce and its Vietnamese counterpart favors the Mesopotamia Lions in profitable the match factors after they meet tomorrow, Tuesday, on the Basra Worldwide Stadium for the sixth spherical of the sixth group of the joint qualifiers for the 2027 Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup finals.
Our nationwide workforce met Vietnam in six earlier matches, profitable 5 matches, and one match led to a constructive draw with one objective for every workforce.
Iraq’s confrontations towards Vietnam started within the Asian Cup in 2007, and the Mesopotamia Lions workforce succeeded in attaining victory with two clear objectives, and the match was within the quarter-finals of the continental championship.
Then the 2 groups met once more within the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia, throughout the second stage of the qualifiers. The primary leg was held in Vietnam and led to a 1-1 draw. Within the return match, the Iraqi workforce achieved victory with a clear objective.
Within the 2019 Asian Cup, the Iraqi nationwide workforce succeeded in defeating Vietnam by three objectives to 2, within the first spherical of Group 4 matches, which was held at Zayed Sports activities Metropolis Stadium within the United Arab Emirates.
Within the Asian Cup qualifying competitions for the 2026 World Cup, the Iraqi nationwide workforce met with Vietnam on November 21, 2023, within the second spherical of the second spherical competitions throughout the group (f), and our workforce succeeded in snatching victory with a clear objective.
Within the final confrontation between the 2 groups in the course of the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, our workforce was in a position to defeat Vietnam by three objectives to 2.
The 2 groups have by no means performed a pleasant match, as Iraq’s confrontation towards Vietnam at all times carries an official character, whether or not throughout the Asian Cup or the World Cup qualifiers.