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Iraqi News
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Iraqi News
Jesus Casas fired as Iraq National Team coach
Baghdad ( – The Iraq Football Association has officially dismissed Spanish coach Jesus Casas following the national team's 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Palestine. Despite an impressive start to his tenure, Casas' reign ultimately unraveled due to a string of poor performances, leading to his departure tonight. Casas, who took charge of Iraq in 2022, initially brought hope and stability to the squad. Under his guidance, Iraq secured notable victories, including their Gulf Cup triumph in 2023. However, recent struggles in World Cup qualifying matches against Kuwait and Palestine raised concerns over the team's trajectory, culminating in the decision to relieve him of his duties. The Iraqi FA is now expected to seek a replacement who can reignite the team's World Cup aspirations.
Arab Times
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Arab Times
Kuwait set for Iraq test as World Cup qualifiers enter crucial phase
BASRA, Iraq, March 18: Kuwait will wrap up its training session this evening, Wednesday, at the Basra Sports City Stadium in preparation for its crucial encounter against Iraq tomorrow, Thursday, in the seventh round of Group B matches for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The Blues arrived yesterday afternoon from Dubai, where they had been in a training camp since March 9. During the camp, they played a single friendly match against China, which ended in a 3-1 defeat. Kuwait currently sits in fifth place in Group B with four points. South Korea leads the group with 14 points, followed by Iraq with 11, Jordan with 9, Oman with 6, and Palestine with 3. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Football Association has announced the arrival of Mirjas Doski, a Viktoria Plzen player from the Czech Republic, and Zidane Iqbal, a forward for Dutch club Utrecht, to the national team camp in Basra this evening, Monday. In an official statement, the Iraqi FA confirmed that the duo will join the national team's group training session tomorrow, Tuesday, before the squad is fully completed with the arrivals of Adam Rashid and Charbel Shimon. Iraq continued its preparations this evening at Basra Sports City, with 25 players participating. The training session was attended by Adnan Darjal, Chairman of the Iraqi FA Board of Directors, Ahmed Al-Moussawi, a member of the Executive Office, and Badr Nasser, Chairman of the Basra Sub-Federation. Iraq will host Kuwait on March 20 before traveling to face Palestine on March 25 in rounds 7 and 8 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
