Iraqi players have replaced their celebration after the victory over Hong Kong by standing a minute of silence and prayers for the victims of the demonstrations sweeping several cities in Iraq, in the matches of the third round of the qualifiers for the World Cup 2020 and the Asian Cup 2023.
With this victory, Iraq lifted its score to 4 points in second place, two points behind his Iranian counterpart, Group C with 6 points, while Hong Kong stopped at the point of an orphan.
Muhannad Ali opened the scoring for the Lions of Mesopotamia in the 38th minute of a header, replacing the players with the celebration of Fatiha.
The social networking sites and the fans who attended the game interacted with the initiative of the Iraqi team players interacting on social media sites significantly.