begin Iraq national team His campaign to defend the Gulf Cup title by defeating his Yemeni counterpart 1-0 in the match that brought together the two teams this evening, Sunday, at Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium in the framework of the matches of the first round of the second group of the Arabian Gulf Cup Championship. Gulf 26 Which is hosted by Kuwait from December 21, 2024 until January 3, 2025.
Iraq against Yemen
Iraq’s goal against Yemen came from Al-Rafidain Lions star Ayman Hussein in the 64th minute of the match.
Gulf Cup Gulf 26
This is the first victory in the 26th Gulf Championship, where all the matches of the first group ended in a draw, while the second group includes the Iraqi national team, accompanied by the Yemeni and Algerian national teams.Saudi Arabia And Bahrain, and the last two will meet shortly.
Iraq hopes to advance to the semi-finals of the competition, so that it can maintain the title it achieved in 2023 on its home soil, and the Al-Rafidain Lions are seeking to achieve victory, as they are awaited in the next two rounds, facing Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
The Yemeni national team returned to Kuwait again, after its first participation in the Gulf 16 was also in Kuwait, and that edition was held in a league system, where the Yemeni national team played 6 matches, losing 5 of them and drawing one match.
In the last meeting between the two teams, the Al-Rafidain Lions achieved a huge victory with 5 goals in the semi-finals of the previous edition of the tournament.
Ayman Hussein opens the scoring for our national team against Yemen#Gulf_26#Fourth_Sports pic.twitter.com/yfme4Msj29
– Al Rabia Sports Channel (@AlrabiaSportsTV) December 22, 2024
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