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Lebanon and Iraq will open at Karbala stadium at 9:30 am, the 9th West Asian Football Championship, the first field test for new Lebanese coach Livio Civotario.
The Lebanese arrived in Karbala Sunday afternoon, where they trained at night on the stadium adjacent to the main stadium and Monday night in the stadium, which can accommodate 30,000 spectators.
Yesterday, at the press conference of coaches and his teammates overseeing Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Yemen, Chebotario acknowledged that the tournament was a good test before the double qualification of 2022 qualifications and Asia 2023, and helped to inject new blood into the formations. Hoping that the departure of the owners of the field be successful, stressing that it "can not be compared now the positions of both sides, all the while the strong of the Iraqi championship is still active and that the season of Lebanese championship is over before my arrival. " "We are eager to meet expectations and contribute to the achievement of goals," he added, adding that weather conditions are difficult for everyone because of the high temperature that reduces the effort provided but that the softness of the football which we enjoy resides in the challenges to be taken up, S & # 39; adapt it.
The last meeting between the parties took place on August 26, 2015 in Sidon and ended with an Iraqi result 3: 3 3 goals scored for Iraq, Muhannad Karrar and Ali Qbadem and Ala Zahra, as well as for Lebanon Abbas Ahmed Atwi and Basil Grady.
In his preliminary talks with his players, Chipotario stressed the need to confront the performance of Iraq, which focuses on the acquisition and adoption of fallen bullets and the physical excellence and the vitality of the movement, permanent coverage as well as close observation and closure areas. On the other hand, the general administrative coordination meeting was held and brought together the organizers and the representatives of the teams participating in the first group.
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