Several journalists try to attack Jesús Casas, former assistant to Luis Enrique, after Iraq's elimination from the Asia Cup. Iraq Football Federation condemned in a statement the "painful scene" experienced in the press room and the "disgusting and reckless behavior against coach Casas" The Iraqi press ended up vacating the room and only a small group of foreign journalists remained, before whom Casas regretted what happened and justified that the interviews he gave had no impact on the team performance.