Baghdad – IA
Our national team will be hosting its Philippine counterpart in Manila at two o’clock this afternoon, Tuesday, in the fourth round of the double qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.
The correspondent of the (INA) said, “The Mesopotamia Lions team seeks, with striker Ayman Hussein returning from suspension, to improve the dull image he showed in his first match against the Philippines, despite winning with a late goal by Muhannad Ali in Basra.”
He added, “Our national team seeks to secure the three points of the match and overcome the challenge of the artificial pitch and play outside the home to strengthen the lead in the group and qualify for the next round of qualifiers. On the other hand, the Philippine team seeks to exploit the ground staff and the crowd to its advantage and achieve its first victory in the next round of qualifiers to advance to the fourth point.” .
Our national team has (9) points from its superiority in three matches, which means that its victory in today’s match will qualify it for the next round, and the first two teams from the nine groups will qualify for the third round of the World Cup qualifiers scheduled for the United States, Canada and Mexico, and at the same time. These teams reserve their places in the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia, knowing that Asia is represented by eight teams, with the possibility of it rising to nine according to the results of the global playoff.