The national football team missed the chance to qualify to the semi-finals of the Gulf Cup after the loss today in the second round match for the first group against Iraq 2-0, to give the "white" to the top,
Therefore, his qualification will be postponed to the final match in the first round next Monday in the "Gulf 24" competitions currently held in Qatar.
The team did not appear as required at Khalifa International Stadium, and fell short of expectations, especially after it achieved a big victory in the first round on Yemen 3-0. With this result, Iraq formally qualified for the semi-finals.
The team suffered a lot in this game, either in the defensive or offensive side, and I miss the offensive solutions and the final touch, where the absence of seriousness, especially by the scorer Ali Mabkhout. The team appeared defensive for most of the game, while his Iraqi counterpart was characterized by organization and good deployment and speed to reach the goal.
The Iraqi team ended the first half ahead of two goals scored by Alaa Abbas in the sixth minute, Ala 'Abd al-Zahra "28", while the goalkeeper Mohammed Al Shamsi saved a penalty shot by Ali Adnan and awarded the referee in the 83rd minute, after the use of video referee technique "mouse".