The Iraqi team faces its Senegalese counterpart at BMO Field in a struggle that cannot be divided into two, at ten o’clock in the evening, Mecca, Baghdad, Doha and Cairo time. The two teams enter this fateful confrontation under identical conditions and with a score of 0 points after stumbling against Norway and France, as the match is considered the last lifeline for both parties. Sadio Mane’s teammates must score the three points to compensate the fans for their recent defensive mistakes, while coach Graham Arnold’s men seek to exploit Senegal’s defensive fragility to snatch a valuable victory that revives Iraq’s hopes of reaching the next round as one of the best of the three.
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In the course of the match, the score at the eighth minute indicated that the Senegalese team advanced (1-0). The goal came after a right-footed shot by Mohamed Diarra from a very close range to the top of the right corner, after a decisive pass by Abdelais Seck following a corner kick, amid attempts by Iraq to build offensively in order to equalize after Senegal’s goal ignited the team’s enthusiasm.
