Iraq-Is Three Points To Much To Ask?

1986 was the most time Iraq was in the World Cup. Their back after 40 years and hope to sneak out of group L. Iraq was the last team to punch their ticket to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In WCQ and playoff they went 13-3-5 scoring 32 goals and conceding 14. It’s not Japans 54 but still impressive. Aymen Hussein scored 8 of the 32 goals and lead the team in scoring. Iraq has something most teams have at least one of. A star player, Iraq has nobody that can change the course of a game. I honestly don’t know how they even won some of their games. The only notable win was beating Jorden 1-0. They really just hope someone will have an incredible performance leading them to a win. They play a heavy 4-4-2 sitting back on defense hoping and waiting for the counter attack. They lack experience and creativity. Iraq is going to be relying on disciplined competent defenders and big defensive plays. Iraq lacks firepower, like I said before I don’t know who’s going to score. Maybe Aymen but you can’t truly rely on him. Just qualifying for the World Cup is a massive achievement for Iraq. But I cannot see them beating anyone in group L. I will attending their match against France in Philadelphia so I’ll get a in person look at their game. It might be 5-0 but it will still be fun. How far do you think Iraq will get and can they pull off a sneaky upset?

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