In numbers .. the fate of the team is in his hands, and the password is “outside the earth”
The team tied with Iraq 2-2 and clings to the hope of qualifying for the World Cup.
Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
The national football team clings to its chances on paper to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals for the second time in its history, despite falling into a draw for the third time out of four rounds of qualifiers, as the “white” still has its destiny in its hand to compete for one of the My direct qualification card at a time when collecting points outside the ground will be the password, especially as it represents 12 out of 18 points.
Al-Abyad occupies fourth place in the group behind Iran, which leads with 10 points, South Korea is in second place with 8 points, and Lebanon is in third place. A match, while he will receive the supplement card at least to face the third of the second group.
The fifth round of the group competition will be held on November 11, after 29 days, and the national team will go on a long and exhausting journey to be hosted by the South Korean team in a confrontation of high caliber, from which exit with the three points will be the first steps towards correcting the path, especially since the rest of the confrontations The group is witnessing a strong shock between Iraq and its guest Syria, and Lebanon with Iran.
Al-Obeid is waiting for a no less difficult confrontation in November as well, when he goes out to meet Lebanon on the 16th, while he resumes his journey on January 27, hosting Syria, and goes out to meet Iran on the first of February, to face Iraq outside its land March 24, and concludes the journey by receiving a reception. South Korea on March 29.
The national team qualified for the final stage of the Asian qualifiers, after it finished the second stage as the leader of its seventh group with 18 points from eight matches, compared to 17 points for Vietnam, 12 for Malaysia, nine for Thailand and one point for Indonesia.
group order
Iran: 10 points.
South Korea: 8 points.
Lebanon: 5 points.
Emirates: 3 points.
Iraq: 3 points.
Syria: 1 point.
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