The national team is satisfied with a friendly draw with Iraq

Shaheen tries to control his ball during the match.

Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

The national team was satisfied with a draw without goals against its Iraqi counterpart, during the confrontation that brought them together today at Zabeel Stadium in Al Wasl Club in Dubai in an international friendly match as part of the teams' preparations for the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup that begins next March, as Al Abba plays in Group Seven As well as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.

In the first experience of the national coach, the Dutchman Marvik, since his second return, many technical gaps appeared in the ranks of the Whites, especially in terms of good organization and collective performance.

Al-Abyad performed unconvincing, especially in the first half, while the performance improved relatively in the second half after the changes.

The first half ended with a goalless draw, in which the danger of the national attackers, Ali Mabkhout, Kayo and Lima, was absent, and the Iraqi goal was not threatened with any dangerous balls despite the presence of the trio in the front line, along with Khalfan Mubarak, who played behind Mabkhout.

And the equalizer continued in the second half, with some attacks from Mabkhout, without result.

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