Iraq’s U-23 team will face Iran in the West Asia Cup final in Baghdad
The Iraqi national under-23 football team. Photo: Goalzz
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi football team continues to play brilliantly in 2023 by advancing to the final of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for men’s under-23.
The Iraqi national under-23 football team is scheduled to play against its Iranian counterpart in the WAFF U-23 Championship on Tuesday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after conquering the Omani team on Sunday.
The Iraqi under-23 football team achieved a 1-0 win over their Gulf neighbors, Oman, amongst 30,000 spectators at Al-Madina International Stadium in Baghdad.
The Iranian U-23 team achieved a 4-3 win against Jordan in the semi-final of the U-23 WAFF following penalty shootouts.
Although the Iranian team won the first edition of the competition in 2015, the Iraqi team is working tirelessly to win title for first place.
Iraq’s Lions of Mesopotamia team won the 25th Gulf Cup title last January, and the youth team achieved second place in the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup last March following a 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan in the final and reached the U-20 World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The final match between Iraq and Iran of the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship will be in Baghdad on Tuesday at 9 p.m. local time at Al-Madina International Stadium, accommodating up to 32,000 fans.