The CAS court rejects Iraq's objection to moving its match against the Emirates to a neutral stadium
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the objection submitted by the Iraqi Football Association due to the International Federation (FIFA) moving the Iraq-UAE match to a neutral stadium after it was scheduled in the capital, Baghdad, and specifying King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, due to the security conditions in Iraq. According to the vision of the International Federation as well as the Asian.
The Iraqi Federation said in a statement on Tuesday, "The Kass Court rejected the objection submitted by the Iraqi Federation regarding the transfer of the Emirates match and its demand for its return to the International City Stadium in Baghdad."
The statement added, "The court did not agree to Iraq's request, despite the payments made."
And FIFA decided last week to transfer the match between Iraq and the UAE in the qualifiers leading to the World Cup Qatar 2022 to a neutral stadium due to the security conditions related to the targeting of the city of Erbil with several missiles launched from Iranian territory early last week.
The UAE and Iraq will meet tomorrow, Thursday, in the first Asian group competition.
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