Iraq Faces Emirates Tomorrow In The Quarter-Final Of The Asian Under-23 Round Football

BAGHDAD / NINA/ Iraq Olympic under the 23-year-old will meet at half past seven pm on Saturday his Emirati counterpart at the matches of the quarter final round of the Asian Cup held in Qatar and qualifying for the next Olympics in Brazil this year. The Iraq team qualified for this stage after coming second in Group C with two wins on Yemen 2-0 and Uzbekistan 3-2 and tied 1-1 with the South Korean team, who top the group on goal difference and will meet his Jordanian counterpart at the same day. On Friday within the quarterfinals, the Iranian team will meet his Japanese counterpart, followed by Qatar team with North Korean team. The top three teams will be in the next Olympic Games which will be held in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The Iraq team managed to win the first edition of the Asian Cup under 22 years, which took place in Oman in 2014 beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final game. / end