2024-03-25T05:41:40+00:00
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/ The Iraqi national football team will meet its Philippine counterpart tomorrow, Tuesday, in the second leg of the double Asian qualifiers for the 2027 Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup finals.
The deputy head of the Iraqi national team delegation, Ahmed Al-Musawi, told Agency, “The result of the match is very important because it will guarantee a large qualification and reaching the Asian finals,” adding: “If we win, we will collect 12 points from four victories, and this brings us closer to our goal and maintaining the lead.” “.
Al-Moussawi added, “The match will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, which will host the return match, which is located in the Philippine capital, Manila,” noting that “the match will start at two o’clock in the afternoon, Baghdad time.”
He pointed out that “the team’s players are ready for tomorrow’s match and are determined to achieve a positive result while performing well to reflect a satisfactory image of Iraqi football, as well as to please the Iraqi fans.”
Al-Moussawi pointed out, “The national team will conduct its last training units this evening, under the supervision of the Spanish staff headed by technical director Jesus Casas.”
The Iraqi team defeated its Philippine counterpart with an unanswered goal in the first leg that took place in Basra on March 21, signed by Muhannad Ali.
The Iraqi team leads Group Six with 9 points, followed by the Indonesian team second with 4 points, then the Vietnamese team third with 3 points, and finally the Vietnamese team with one point.