The Iraqi national football team boosted its chances of securing a place in the continental supplement following beating its UAE counterpart (1-0) in the penultimate ninth round of the third round in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar.
The Lions of Rafidain owe the victory to professional midfielder in Sfaxien, Hussein Ali, in the 53rd minute, following he dribbled the Emirati goalkeeper and hit the ball powerfully into the net.
Iraq raised its score to eight points to occupy fourth place, one point ahead of the UAE team, which will face a difficult confrontation once morest South Korea next Tuesday, while Iraq will play once morest Syria, which occupies fifth place.
Iraq needs to win its last match in the hope of losing the UAE to face Australia, which secured third place in Group Two.
The champion and runner-up of each of the two groups qualifies for Qatar 2022, while the third of the two groups will meet, and the winner between them will meet the fifth South American qualifiers to reserve the World Cup ticket. Iran and South Korea qualified for Group A, while Saudi Arabia and Japan qualified for Group B.
