Iraq team defeated Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and then Yemen. In fact, in those three matches, Iraq scored five goals and never gave up a single goal to an opponent. The team’s only narrow win was against Bahrain this month, winning on penalty kicks.
Prior to Friday’s Iraq vs Malaysia 2013 game (start time 6 am) at Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai, Iraq has impressed news with only one loss in five previous soccer games. The team’s only loss was to UAE during the Gulf Cup. Before that, the team delivered four consecutive wins in the Gulf Cup this month, officials tell news.
Friday’s game is the first of the year for Malaysia. The team has only played five games since November, news analysts report. Those five matches, all in the Asian Cup qualification rounds, started with a loss against Singapore in November. Thereafter, the team impressed news with back to back wins against Laos and Indonesia. But more recently., the team earned a draw against
