Iraq and Yemen .. huge differences – statement

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Iraq and Yemen will play at the Sharjah club stadium in the second round of the Group of Four at the 17th Asian Football Confederation Cup in the United Arab Emirates. , Iraq occupies second place in the overall standings of the fourth group with 3 points and goal difference of the Iranian leaders, while the Yemen team is at the bottom of the list after losing the wide against Iran in the first round five unanswered, In their first match two delegations to Vietnam with three goals to two goals. Al-Rafidain enters the match today with only one wish, which is the inevitability of winning and many goals, in the hope of playing the important match against his Iranian counterpart , and convert the capture of the first place of the fourth group, which is the goal of the Iraqi team to avoid the obstacles that could be experienced in his career. Tournament

For its part, the Yemeni team suffers from a flagrant lack of physical fitness, which is evident in the match against its Iranian counterpart, but Yemen's happy sons rely on haste and morale, especially when they participate for the first time at a continental championship at the level of the Nations of Asia Cup, Leave a fingerprint and make sure not to miss a surprise for their Iraqi brothers.

Katanic: They demand caution

The coach of the Iraqi national team, Streshko Katanic, said that he was preparing his players for the match today against Yemen in a wonderful way and far from the badumption of ease of the game, pointing out that the match could not be expected without mistakes, pointing out that the Iraqi team had had a tough match against his Vietnamese counterpart during the tour. The first of the tournament, describing Vietnam with the team organized, provided that the Iranian team would face great difficulties during the meeting of the two teams. Katanic pointed out that he had prepared the Rafidain Blacks to play a different game today, waiting for game mistakes, noting that goals were often the result of mistakes made. by this team or this one.

Koshian: a nice match

The Yemeni coach, John Kushian, said he is confident in the ability of his players to get a positive result in today's match against Iraq, hoping that the Yemen team will succeed in presenting a beautiful football despite the strength of its competitor and to form a group of talented players. The match, noting that he had spoken to his players about the mistakes made during the match against Iran in the first round of the tournament. Koucian said that he knew perfectly well that the Yemeni team was not the party to defeat Iraq, but that it would try to achieve a positive result in as a legitimate goal available to both sides.

Yemen looks for first victory

The Yemeni team only managed to get a positive result against their Iraqi counterpart in a negative match in the second stage of the 2014 World Cup preliminary qualifiers, in exchange for six straight wins for the two blacks during the World Cup and World Cup qualifiers.

The Yemeni team are at least trying to win their first point of the tournament after a heavy defeat in the first match.