Salam Hashem: The weak league is behind the decline in the level of the Iraqi national team players

Salam Hashem, the former Iraqi national team player and Al-Zawraa club, said that "the decline in the performance and level of the Iraqi team's players and the public's demand to use expatriate players is due to the decline in the level of the local league, and its reflection on the first team."

Iraq occupies fourth place in the first group in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, as it did not achieve any victory, and collected 4 points from four draws and one loss, while it meets its guest today, South Korea.

And he continued, in a press statement to "Iraq Sport", "The fans want expatriate players because the local player plays in a weak league," citing the example of the currently brilliant Saudi national team, saying that this is due to the strength of the Saudi local league.

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