They are competing in the final of "Gulf 25" in Basra with exposed cards

Iraq and Oman before the "happy end"

The confrontation of the two teams at the opening of the Gulf 25 ended in a goalless draw.

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Iraq and Oman are competing today to win the Gulf Football Cup title (Gulf 25), in the match that will bring them together at 08:00 UAE time, in front of 65,000 spectators expected to attend the Basra International Stadium in Iraq, in a renewed confrontation between the two parties, after they met in The opening, and that confrontation ended in a goalless draw, but today is different for both sides looking for a “happy ending.”

It seems that the chances of the two sides are equal in winning the title, given the weapons that the two sides possess. While the Iraqi side relies on the comprehensive attack, which enabled it to score nine goals, and the solid defensive performance by receiving one goal, the Omani team knows its players how to invest half the chances in scoring. They also possess individual solutions, with defensive stability as well.

The two sides met in the group stage, specifically within the first round of the tournament, and that confrontation ended in a goalless draw, and a convergence in level and possession percentage, which will make today’s meeting take place with open cards for both coaches about the capabilities possessed by the other side, but at the same time there will be no Another area to repeat the result of a tie, as there must be a winner.

The ceiling of ambition gradually increased for the Iraqi national team, after the first match in the group stage against Oman, and later succeeded in leading the group equally with Oman with seven points, after winning 2-0 over Saudi Arabia and 5-0 over Yemen, while in the semi-finals it beat Qatar 2. -1, the match in which he conceded his first goal in the tournament.

On the other hand, the Omani national team demonstrated its desire to compete for the championship title from the start, after imposing a tie on the “host” Iraq, which is heavily fanned, and clinging to its chances in the difficult victory over Yemen 3-2 and the victory over Saudi Arabia 2-1, while It eliminated the defending champion, the Bahraini national team, in the semi-final match, by defeating it 1-0.

Historical overview

The two sides of the match are based on Amer’s legacy of titles, as the Iraqi team excels with three titles in the 1979, 1984 and 1988 editions, which was the last era of the “Mesopotamia Lions” in the Gulf podiums, while the titles of the Omani team were soon, specifically in 2009 and 2017.

Romanian arbitration

The arbitration committee entrusted the task of managing the match to a Romanian arbitration crew, led by Estefan Kovacs, assisted by his compatriots Maritimo Vasili and Aratin Mihai, the Qatari fourth referee, Salman Al-Falahi, and the French, Jeremy Benard, as a referee for the video assistant, assisted by Moroccan Radwan Jaid and Saudi Abdullah Al-Shehri, while the Bahraini Khalifa will be Al-Dosari is a resident of the rulers.

Iraq is “white” and Omani is “red.”

The two sides of the confrontation decided in the coordination meeting the colors of the shirts, as the Iraqi team will appear in full white, while the Oman players will wear full red.

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