On Thursday, the Iraqi national team will host their Jordanian team at the Trunk al-Nakhla stadium in Basra Governorate, in the first leg match between the two teams in the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournaments.
This will be the first match that will bring the two teams together after the famous match between them in the round of 16 Asian Nations Championship in Qatar 2023, which ended in favor of the Jordanian team by three goals to two in killer time, after that. Al-Rafidain Lions star Ayman Hussein has been suspended.
On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani urged Iraqi fans to encourage in the spirit of sport that “shows the generosity of Iraqis. “
We welcome our loyal fans who are currently in Basra, who have continued to support our national team since the start of the World Cup qualifiers, to this momentous milestone.
In tomorrow’s game, the brotherly team of Jordan will arrive against us in Basra, and it is essential that our fans show confidence with their usual sportsmanship, which…
– Muhammad Shia Al-Sudan (@mohamedshia) November 13, 2024
Before that, Al-Sudani decided to allow Jordanian fans to enter the territory of Iraq without the need for a visa, with the aim of supporting their team.
The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced, on Wednesday, that Minister Razzaq Muhaibis also ordered the doubling of flights and train journeys from Baghdad to Basra, and that screens would be installed at the International Airport -national Baghdad, to promote the Iraqi national team.
For the Iraqis, the match represents an opportunity to rectify their exit, which they described as “undeserved,” from the Asian Nations Championship. It is also a match to break the partnership for second place among the Arab teams, as South Korea leads the group.
South Korea lead Group Two with ten points from four games, followed by Jordan and Iraq with seven points each, Kuwait and Oman each have three points, while Palestine are bottom of the group with just two points. .
In the press conference the day before the match, the Spaniard Jesus Casas, the coach of the Iraqi national team, said, “Winning this conflict will be an important step forward, but it is not certain in terms of qualification, and it is not loss does not mean the end of the road.”
As for Moroccan Jamal Al-Salami, the coach of the Jordanian national team, he confirmed that his players are fully prepared for the game, and that his team “knows what awaits them on the field.”
A few days ago, Iraqi fans arrived from several areas of the city of Basra, and tickets for the game were sold out less than 48 hours after they were put on the market.
The Iraqi national team has not lost or drawn in the six matches they have played in the current World Cup qualifiers at the Basra Stadium.
2024-11-14 01:50:00
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