The Basra International Stadium will host the upcoming confrontation between the Iraqi national team and its Qatari counterpart, in the opening of the semi-final competitions of the 25th edition of the Arab Gulf Cup, which is scheduled to be held at 3:15 in the afternoon, Monday.
The Iraqi national team, which is armed with the land and the public, qualified for the semi-final round Gulf 25 After topping the first group standings table, ahead of the Omani team, by goals, after they were equal with 7 points.
And the “Lions of Mesopotamia” achieved a great victory over the Yemeni national team, with five goals without a response to Yemen, in the third round of the group stage, preceded by a goalless draw with Oman and a double victory over Saudi Arabia.
While the Qatar national team reserved its seat in the Golden Square, after it was in second place in the second group ranking table in the tournament, with 4 points, ahead of Kuwait, who has the same balance, by goal difference.
Al-Annabi scored his four points in the Gulf 25, by achieving a single victory over his Kuwaiti counterpart with two goals without a response, and tied with the UAE in the third and final round, while losing to his Bahraini counterpart with two goals to one.
While the Bahrain national team will clash with its Omani counterpart, in the other confrontation, in the golden square of the tournament that Iraq will host until the nineteenth of January 2023.