Iraqi men's soccer is an inescapable part of the Asian soccer scene, with a glorious history in Asia. It won the Gulf Cup three times, in 1979, 84 and 88. it also pocketed the soccer gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, participated in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and won the Asian Cup in 2007. The Iraqi head coach is Spaniard Jesús Casas.Casas spent his early years as a technical analyst at Haval and then at Barcelona B. He began his career as a technical analyst for Barcelona's first-team team in 2014, assisting Luis Enrique.He left Barcelona to rejoin Cádiz in 2017 as director of youth training, and was assistant coach of Waldorf in 2018, the same year he was called up by Enrique to serve as an assistant coach on the Spain national team as an assistant coach. in November 2022, he became head coach of Iraq. Iraq's home ability is excellent, with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 10 home matches, a 70% win rate. Iraq's defense is quite good, only conceding 9 goals in the last 10 matches, including 6 shutouts. Iraq's offense is quite stable, only 1 game in the last 10 matches, and the average efficiency is as high as 2 goals.
Unfavorable InformationIraq's 8-game unbeaten streak ended with a 2-3 defeat against South Korea on the road.
Favorable InformationJordan's men's national soccer team was founded in 1949 and joined FIFA in 1956. It reached the last eight of the Asian Cup twice, in 2004 and 2011, and was eliminated by Uruguay in the play-offs for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, before finishing runner-up at the 2024 Asian Cup. Jordan's head coach is 53-year-old Moroccan Jamal Salami, Salami previously served as assistant coach of the Moroccan national team, head coach of the Moroccan U17 and Moroccan U20, in addition to a number of domestic clubs in Morocco as a head coach, in June 2024 to become Jordan's head coach. Jordan's form is really good, 4-0 home win over Oman in the last World Asia Preliminary Cup, 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 matches in all kinds of matches, and the negative match opponent is also the top Asian powerhouse South Korea, which is normal. Jordan's ability to excel on the road, the last 10 regular season away from home 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, a win rate of up to 70%. Jordan's defense ability is outstanding, the last 15 games only conceded 12 goals, and as many as 7 games zero shutout opponent. Jordan has no shortage of goals, with at least 2 goals in 12 of its last 15 matches, and at least 3 goals in 9 of those matches.
Unfavorable InformationNO
Iraq is ranked 56th in the world, the team's playing style is conservative, the offense is excellent, the defense is poor, but the overall undefeated ability is not bad. Jordan is now ranked 64th in the world, the team's playing style is conservative, but the key ball ability is not bad, the overall strength of the Asian quasi second-rate team.
Over/under——Total goal over 1.5 (1.53)
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