Iraq vs Indonesia data preview

In the last 8 meetings between the two teams, Iraq has remained undefeated, winning the last 6 times and winning by at least two goals in the last 4 times. The most recent meeting was the World Cup preliminaries in early June last year, and Iraq won 2-0 away from home. This is the first time the two coaches Arnold and Kluivert have met. Arnold has led the team against Indonesia twice, winning 1 and drawing 1.

Iraq ranked third in Group B in the third stage, only 1 point behind Jordan, who directly entered the World Cup, and joined hands with Oman in the same group to advance to the fourth stage. In early September, he played in the King of Thailand Cup and won consecutive victories over Hong Kong, China and Thailand. Indonesia ranked fourth in Group C in the third stage, joining Saudi Arabia in the fourth stage. In two friendly matches in September, they defeated Chinese Taipei 6-0 and drew 0-0 with Lebanon. In the first match of the fourth stage of the group stage, Indonesia was reversed 3-2 by Saudi Arabia with a one-goal lead.

Iraq lacks main center back Fayed and main central midfielder Attawan, while Indonesia has main goalkeeper Odro and main left back Verdonk. Sportsmole predicts Iraq 2-0.