Iraq’s coach announced Jesús CasasList of players called up for the matches between Palestine and South Korea Playoffs Qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The list consisted of 26 players: Jalal Hassan, Fahd Talib, Hussein Hassan, Manaf Younis, Zaid Tahseen, Rebin Sulaqa, Saad Natiq, Hussein Ali, Mustafa Saadoun, Mirkhas Dosky, Ahmed Yahya, Amir Al-Ammari, Ibrahim Bayesh, Safaa Hadi. , Lucas Shlimon, Amjad Atwan, Osama Rashid, Muhammad Al-Taie, Montazer Majed, Youssef Al-Amin, Louay Al-Ani, Ahmed Yassin, Ali Jassim, Muhannad Ali, Ayman Hussein, Ali Al-Hammadi.
Casas talks about his options in the Iraq list
In a related development, Iraqi national team coach Jesus Casas explained, according to a statement by the Iraqi Football Association, that “the lack of readiness as a result of the injury was the reason for not calling up the trio, France Boutros (Porte, Thailand), Zidane Iqbal (Utrecht, Netherlands), Danilo Al-Saad (Heerenveen, Netherlands), on… “I hope that the international break will be enough to restore readiness and return to training with their clubs in the upcoming matches.”
The Iraqi list witnessed slight changes from the previous list that faced Oman and Kuwait, as it witnessed the return of Al-Talaba goalkeeper Fahd Talib (30 years old) after a long absence from the Mesopotamian Lions, as Casas was relying on the trio of Jalal Hassan, Ahmed Basil, Ali Kazem or Hussein Hassan, but Casas decided to exclude goalkeeper Ahmed Bassil this time.
The list also included a player who had been absent from the ranks of the Al-Rafidain Lions for a long time, and he is Swedish Orbero professional Ahmed Yassin (33 years old), as he entered the Iraqi list to face Palestine and South Korea next month, to form the addition in the midfield and wing positions.
The list also included Swedish Hammarby professional Muntadhar Majid (19 years old), the young player who recently regained his brilliance with his Swedish team. After renewing his contract with the team, he succeeded in scoring three goals in only two matches, so Casas decided to call him up to play in Basra and Seoul.
The new face who will join the Iraqi national team roster for the first time is Swedish Orbero professional Lukas Shillmon, the 21-year-old young player, who will appear for the first time in the Iraqi national team shirt, after coach Casas was convinced of his levels in the Swedish league, along with his colleague Ahmed Yassin.
The Iraqi team will face its counterpart Palestinian At Basra International Stadium on the tenth of next October, while he will face South Korea On the fifteenth of the same month.
