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/ The Iraqi national team coach, Jesus Casas, expressed, on Tuesday, his happiness with the return of striker Muhannad Ali “Mimi” to the stadiums, and said that the road to the qualifications is still “long and thorny.”
This came during his press conference after the end of the Vietnam match, which ended with the Iraqi team winning with an unanswered goal in the confrontation that brought together the two teams in the capital, Hanoi, in the double qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.
Casas explained: We faced a good team, and the match was difficult, and we missed several chances, which made the match difficult for us.
He added, “I am happy with the victory that was achieved, and the most important thing about the match is that I am very happy for Muhannad Ali (Mimi) by scoring the winning goal in the fatal time, after being away from the national team for two years due to injury.”
Casas stressed, “The road to qualifying is still long and thorny. We are only at the beginning, and the competitor (Vietnam national team) has a group of good and young players, and they have a good future.”
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