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Straits Times
21 hours ago
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- Straits Times
ST Full-time Report: Ex-Spurs assistant coach in S'pore for Lions job talks
Welcome to the latest edition of ST Full-time Report, where the best sports content from The Straits Times is delivered to your inbox every Monday evening. Subscribe here for the weekly updates. Dear ST reader, Former Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery and ex-Iraq coach Jesus Casas are believed to be the front runners to helm the Singapore national football team. Both met local football's top brass in Singapore last week. Meanwhile, national bowler New Hui Fen joined elite company as she became the first Singaporean to be crowned the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour Player of the Year. In other news, the oldest female swimmer at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore – 96-year-old Taiwanese Tang Cheng-yao – shares how swimming keeps her healthy and whether she intends to keep competing. For the latest news on Singapore sports, check out ST Sport.
Arab News
10-05-2025
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- Arab News
Arnold eager to steer Iraq to 2026 FIFA World Cup
BAGHDAD: Graham Arnold is confident he can help Iraq qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 40 years after he was appointed as the country's national coach on Friday. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Asked whether Iraq can make the cut for the 2026 tournament which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the Australian told the federation's website: "That's my goal. Graham Arnold conducted his first interview as Iraq Head Coach in Baghdad this afternoon. Read what our new boss had to say below — Iraq National Team (@IraqNT_EN) May 10, 2025 'That's what I want to do. I haven't come here to not be successful, and everyone in this room has to believe that. We can do it. Iraq's only appearance at the tournament was in 1986, when they were eliminated after the group phase. Arnold replaced Spaniard Jesus Casas whose contract was terminated by the local soccer governing body in the wake of a 2-1 loss to Palestine in March. That result left the Iraqis in third place in the standings in Group B, four points adrift of leaders South Korea and one behind Jordan with two games left. The top two nations in each of Asia's three qualifying groups advance automatically for the World Cup while the teams in third and fourth progress to another round of preliminaries. 'What is important is we all believe we can win the next two games, that is my first objective for Iraq,' he said. Arnold's first game in charge will be against South Korea in Basra on June 5. They then face Jordan in Amman five days later.
CNA
10-05-2025
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- CNA
Arnold eager to steer Iraq to 2026 FIFA World Cup
Graham Arnold is confident he can help Iraq qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 40 years after he was appointed as the country's national coach on Friday. Asked whether Iraq can make the cut for the 2026 tournament which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the Australian told the federation's website: "That's my goal. 'That's what I want to do. I haven't come here to not be successful, and everyone in this room has to believe that. We can do it. Iraq's only appearance at the tournament was in 1986, when they were eliminated after the group phase. Arnold replaced Spaniard Jesus Casas whose contract was terminated by the local soccer governing body in the wake of a 2-1 loss to Palestine in March. That result left the Iraqis in third place in the standings in Group B, four points adrift of leaders South Korea and one behind Jordan with two games left. The top two nations in each of Asia's three qualifying groups advance automatically for the World Cup while the teams in third and fourth progress to another round of preliminaries. 'What is important is we all believe we can win the next two games, that is my first objective for Iraq,' he said. Arnold's first game in charge will be against South Korea in Basra on June 5. They then face Jordan in Amman five days later.
Reuters
10-05-2025
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- Reuters
Arnold eager to steer Iraq to 2026 FIFA World Cup
May 10 (Reuters) - Graham Arnold is confident he can help Iraq qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 40 years after he was appointed as the country's national coach on Friday. Asked whether Iraq can make the cut for the 2026 tournament which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the Australian told the federation's website: "That's my goal. 'That's what I want to do. I haven't come here to not be successful, and everyone in this room has to believe that. We can do it. Iraq's only appearance at the tournament was in 1986, when they were eliminated after the group phase. Arnold replaced Spaniard Jesus Casas whose contract was terminated by the local soccer governing body in the wake of a 2-1 loss to Palestine in March. That result left the Iraqis in third place in the standings in Group B, four points adrift of leaders South Korea and one behind Jordan with two games left. The top two nations in each of Asia's three qualifying groups advance automatically for the World Cup while the teams in third and fourth progress to another round of preliminaries. 'What is important is we all believe we can win the next two games, that is my first objective for Iraq,' he said. Arnold's first game in charge will be against South Korea in Basra on June 5. They then face Jordan in Amman five days later.
Al Jazeera
10-05-2025
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- Al Jazeera
Iraq look to former Australia coach Arnold to boost 2026 World Cup hopes
Former Australia manager Graham Arnold has been confirmed as the new head coach of Iraq by the country's football federation ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers against South Korea and Jordan. Arnold's appointment was announced on social media by the Iraq Football Association, which published photographs of the 61-year-old being welcomed in Baghdad by officials from the national body. 'We are delighted to announce Graham Arnold as the new head coach of the Iraq national team,' the federation said in a post on Instagram. 'Welcome to the Lions of Mesopotamia!' Arnold replaces Jesus Casas at the helm after the Spaniard's departure in the wake of a 2-1 loss to Palestine in March during the third round of Asia's qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. That result left the Iraqis in third place in the standings in Group B, four points adrift of leaders South Korea and one behind the top two finishers in each of Asia's three qualifying groups advance automatically to the World Cup, while the teams in third and fourth place progress to another round of preliminaries. Arnold's first game in charge will be in Basra on June 5 against the South Koreans before he takes his new team to Amman to face Jordan five days later. Iraq are attempting to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. The appointment sees Arnold return to international management more than seven months after standing down as Australia's head coach. Arnold, who led the Australians to the knockout rounds of the 2022 World Cup during a six-year spell in charge, quit after an uninspired start to the current phase of qualifying when his side lost to Bahrain and drew with Indonesia in September. He was replaced by Tony Popovic, the former Western Sydney Wanderers coach who has taken the Socceroos to second place in Group C of Asia's qualifiers ahead of games against already qualified Japan and Saudi Arabia in June.
