Baghdad (AIN) –The first half of the match of the Iraqi team versus its Thai counterpart ended with Iraqi team ahead (1-0).

Baghdad (AIN) –The Iraqi Football Association punished the Iraqi midfielder, Yasir Qasim, who plays at the English football league by forbidding the player from playing for Iraqi team in the future because he refused to play in Tuesday match versus the Thai team in Bangkok. /End/

Baghdad (AIN) –Captain of the Iraqi Football Team, Younis Mahmoud, promised that the Iraqi team will return from Thailand with three points from winning the match versus Thai team to be played next Tuesday afternoon on Rajamanghala Stadium in the Thai Capital, Bangkok within the qualifiers of the 2018 World Cup and Asian Cup 2019.

Baghdad (AIN) –The Head Coach of the Iraqi Football Team, Yahya Alwan, emphasized the necessity of winning the three points from the match versus Thailand to be played next Tuesday afternoon on Rajamanghala Stadium at the Thai Capital, Bangkok.

Follow up (AIN) -Argentina head coach Gerardo Martino praised captain Lionel Messi after his 25-minute double against Bolivia moved him closer to his nation’s all-time goalscoring record.

Follow up (AIN) -Real Madrid are to donate €1m to aid refugees taken in by Spain, the club have announced. Real have followed in the footsteps of clubs such as Bayern Munich and Celtic, who this week pledged to provide help to people affected by the refugee crisis.

Baghdad (AIN) –The Iraqi national football team won the first three points in the marathon of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia during its first show-up in front of Taiwan counterpart on Thursday in the match played in Tehran.

Baghdad (AIN) –The Iraqi player Jisten Miram scored the fifth goal for the Iraqi team at the 91st minute of the match versus the Taiwan team through a penalty kick. /End/

Baghdad (AIN) –The Taiwan team scored its first goal in the match at the 84th minute but the Iraqi forward Younis Mahmoud replied two minutes later with the fourth goal for Iraq.

Baghdad (AIN) –Iraq sub-player Ahmed Yasin scored the third goal for Iraq at the 80th minute of the second half of the match between the Iraqi team versus its Taiwan counterpart within the qualifiers of the World Cup 2018 in Russia.

Baghdad (AIN) –The 59th minute of the second half of the match between the Iraqi team versus its Taiwan counterpart within the qualifiers of the World Cup 2018 in Russia witnessed scoring the second goal for the Iraqi team.

Baghdad (AIN) –The second half of the match between the Iraqi team versus its Taiwan counterpart within the qualifiers of the World Cup 2018 in Russia has started.

Baghdad (AIN) –The first half of the match between the Iraqi team and its Taiwan counterpart within the qualifiers of the World Cup 2018 in Russia ended with the Iraqi team ahead with one goal.