Our national beach soccer team delegation left Baghdad today, Saturday, heading to Thailand to participate in the Asian Cup 2026 finals.
The Football Association announced in a statement received by the news agency that "our national beach soccer team delegation has left, today Saturday, from the capital Baghdad heading to the Thai capital Bangkok to participate in the Asian Cup 2026 finals, which will kick off on the eighteenth of this current November."
It added that "the delegation is headed by Farqad Abdul Karim, a member of the executive office of the federation, while the team is led by coach Abbas Hashem Bour, with 12 players selected to represent Iraq in this continental challenge."
It pointed out that "the draw has placed our national team in the first group alongside the teams of Thailand, the host country, Japan, and Bahrain, as our team looks forward to delivering exceptional performances and competing for one of the qualification spots for the next round."
The Iraqi team concluded its training in Baghdad yesterday, Friday, with the participation of the players selected to represent the country in this continental tournament, amid technical and physical preparations to compete and achieve positive results.