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In the Qualifiers, the Philippines will return to the field on June 6th, when they visit Vietnam. Iraq plays on the same day, visiting Indonesia.
END OF FIRST HALF
Effortlessly, Iraq beats Philippines away from home and picks up another three points in World Cup Qualifying!
45'
We'll have three minutes extra time.
40'
From the right, the Philippines won a corner, which they hit short for a cross that the Iraqi defense cleared.
35'
After the fifth goal, the Philippines went on the attack, but did little to create any dangerous chances.
31' GOAL FOR IRAQ
El Ani, from a corner on the right, crossed the ball into the box for Tahseen to rise alone and head home, scoring Iraq's fifth goal!
25'
Substitutions for both teams. In the Philippines, Ingreso, Gayoso and Baas came off for Swainston, Bugas and Baldisimo. For Iraq, Hussein and Ali Jasim came on for Al Ani and Mohanad Ali.
20'
A double substitution for Iraq: Bayesh and Al-Ammari came off for Yasin and Amyn.
16' GOAL FOR IRAQ
And now he scores! From the left, Iqbal received a pass almost on the end line and fired a powerful cross into the left corner to score Iraq's fourth goal!
10'
Iqbal shot hard from the edge of the box and sent the ball over the goal!
6'
In midfield, Baas was yellow-carded for pulling down his opponent.
1'
And confirming that, the Philippines made two substitutions at half-time: Paul and Jefferson Tabinas came on for Lyngbo and Rasmussen.
SECOND HALF STARTS
The players return to the pitch and the ball rolls for the second half of the match!
END OF FIRST HALF
With two goals from Hussein and one from Al-Ammari, Iraq practically settled the match in the first half and went on to beat the Philippines 3-0!
45'
We'll have three more minutes of added time.
41'
Rublico received the pass on the left, spun past the defender, took out another and hit a powerful shot into the right corner, but Hacim palmed it away!
36' GOAL FOR IRAQ
Hussein, on a long pass, received the ball in front of him, beat the defender with his strength and smashed it into the left-hand corner, past the goalkeeper, to extend the lead!
30' GOAL FOR IRAQ
When Elaibi had the ball, he took hold of it and fired a powerful shot that hit the back of the net, only for Al-Ammari to hit the rebound and score Iraq's second goal.
25'
After a couple of good arrivals from Iraq and a few counter-attacks from the Philippines, the two teams locked horns in midfield.
20'
Rublico, once again with the long pass, received the ball on the left, took it into the middle and hit it, but sent it wide of the goal!
14' GOAL FOR IRAQ
On a long throw into the box, Elaibi was brought down by Tabinas, earning Iraq the penalty. Hussein hit it hard, into the left corner, with Etheridge still deflecting the ball before it went into the back of the net in the left corner!
11'
Rublico, on the left, received the pass and tried to shoot across goal, but sent the ball wide.
10'
Yellow for Curran, for a foul on the left, putting the player on the counter-attack.The free-kick was crossed into the box and the defense cleared it away.
5'
We have a start to the game where it's Iraq who keep possession, going up to try and create danger. The Philippines go for the counter-attack.
HERE WE GO
The players appear on the pitch and the ball rolls for the first half of the match!
Iraq lined-up!
Iraq are also ready for the match and will take to the field with: Hachim, Al-Ammari, Ali, Bayesh, Hadi, Hussein, Iqbal, Jasim, Natiq, Sulaka and Tahseen.
Philippines lined-up!
Warm-up
The players appear on the pitch to begin their warm-up work.
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Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium
The match will take place at the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, which is also known as the Simeon Rotibio Track Stadium. The stadium was built in 1930 and was the venue for the 1954 Asian Games. Located in the city of Manila, in the Philippines, the stadium has been renovated on many occasions, in 1953, 1981, 1991, 2005, 2011, 2019 and 2021, and now has a capacity for more than 12,000 fans. The stadium in turn is home to the Philippines' national teams, as well as the College Athletic Association of the Philippines, among other sports associations in the country, because the stadium is prepared for both soccer matches and other sports within athletics that use the grass or the Olympic lanes that the stadium has around the pitch.
Probable Iraq
Iraq's probable team for the match is: Hassan, Hussein, Ismail, Sulaka and Tahssen; Al Ammari, Rashid and Bayesh; Resan, Elaibi and Ali.
Probable Philippines
The likely Philippines team for the match is: Etheridge, Lyngbo, Rontini, Aguinaldo and Tabinas; Reichett, Ingreso, Kekkonen and Curran; Baldisimo and Gayaso.
The notable names
For the match, the Philippines will be looking to striker Javier Gayoso, who, along with Michael Baldisimo, will be hoping to score for Iraq. On the visitors' side, Osama Rashid, making his 35th appearance for Iraq, is one of the team's most famous names in midfield.
Group F
In the Second Round of World Cup Qualifying, the teams are grouped into four-team groups, where they all play each other twice, in a home and away game. In Group F, Iraq are top on nine points, five clear of Indonesia, six clear of Vietnam and eight clear of the Philippines.
Last Matches: Iraq
In addition to last week's 1-0 win over the Philippines with a goal from Mohanad Ali, Iraq are coming off the back of a defeat and a win which, curiously, were by the same scoreline: 3-2. On January 24, in the Asian Cup, they beat Vietnam, with goals from Sulaka and Hussein (2), while Viet Anh and Quang Hai scored. And in the Round of 16, against Jordan, the defeat came on the 29th, with goals from Al-Naimat, Abu Arab and Al-Rashda, while Satiq and Hussein scored, with two of Jordan's three goals coming in the second half.
Last Matches: Philippines
The Philippines come into the match on the back of a draw and two defeats in their last outings. On November 16, they lost 2-0 at home to Vietnam, with goals from Van Toan and Dinh Bac. And at home again, on the 21st, the draw was with Indonesia, with Reichett opening the scoring and Ramdani equalizing for Indonesia. And on Thursday (21), the defeat came to Iraq, 1-0, with a goal from Mohanad Ali.
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