Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s national football team will meet Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidibefore departing for Girona on Friday, where the squad will open a trainingcamp in Spain as preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup intensify.
Speaking to Shafaq News, Ghaleb al-Zamli, a member of the Iraqi FootballAssociation, stated that the squad has completed all travel and logisticalarrangements for the camp, including accommodation and training facilities.
The team, traveling aboard a private jet after Prime Minister al-Zaididirected government support for the squad, is set to face Andorra on May 29,followed by a match against Spain in La Coruna on June 4.
Iraq will return to the World Cup in 2026 for the first time in 40years, following its only previous appearance in 1986. The “Lions ofMesopotamia,” coached by Arnold Graham, were drawn in Group 9 alongside France,Senegal, and Norway, with their opening match scheduled for June 17.