Iraq to play China in friendly next month

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s soccer team will play a friendly against China on November 11 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Iraqi Olympic football team coach said. “The match comes within preparations to take part in the four-team tournament to be hosted in the UAE, which also include the Belgian and Belarusian teams, scheduled on November 15-18,} Nazem Shakir told Iraqi News. Iraq had recently played in the intercontinental tournament in South Africa in June under the leadership of the Serbian coach Bora Milotonovic. Iraq was eliminated in the first round after drawing 0/0 with South Africa, losing 0/1 to Spain and drawing 0/0 with New Zealand. AmR (P) 1