Iraq returns from the "World Cup" with a valuable point .. and the next match is "inflamed"

The Iraqi team returned from the "World Cup" stadium in Seoul with a valuable point, with a 0-0 draw with South Korea and its star Son Hyun-min., Thursday, in the first round of the final round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in football.

And the South Korean team pressed in most stages of the match, and its attackers had more than one opportunity that they did not succeed in exploiting, amid the valor of the Iraqi team's defense.

The South Korean team started the match with a clear rush in exchange for caution and defensive attention to the Iraqi team, which tried to contain the pressure without serious attempts on goal.

In the second, the Iraqi team abandoned its defensive style and organized offensive attempts that surprised the host.

Although the defense rock left Ali Adnan injured (57), the Koreans were unable to seize the initiative, so the experience of Dutch coach Dick Advocaat appeared in his first official appearance with Iraq.

The Iraqi team will meet in its second match, its neighbor, Iran, on the seventh of this month in Doha.

Iraq, which participated in the 1986 World Cup for the only time in its history, finished runners-up to Iran in the previous round with 17 points from 8 matches, while South Korea, participating ten times in the World Cup, topped its group easily.

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