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Iraq’s Iqbal seals close win over Indonesia in qualifier
Bangkok Post
|October 13, 2025
Iraq sealed a 1-0 victory over Indonesia in Jeddah on Saturday to maintain their hopes of a first World Cup appearance since 1986 as Zidane Igbal’s second-half strike eliminated Patrick Kluivert’s side from Asia's qualifiers for next year’s finals.
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Former Manchester United midfielder Iqbal, who currently plays his club football for Utrecht, netted with 14 minutes remaining after coming off the bench at the start of the second half for Graham Arnold's team.
The result means Iraq will face Saudi Arabia in Group A tomorrow, with the winners of the tie qualifying for the World Cup while the runners-up advance to another round of preliminaries. Indonesia, meanwhile, have been eliminated after two losses.
“We knew it would be a tough game with the temperature and everything but this 1-0 victory will give us a lot of confidence,’ said Iqbal. “It will be a tough game against Saudi Arabia but hopefully we will win”
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