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Baghdad Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani congratulated the Moroccan national football team for beating Belgium in the World Cup.Al-Sudani said in a tweet on Twitter: "We congratulate the deserved winning of the Moroccan national team over the Belgium national team in the World Cup competitions, wishing it more victories in the upcoming rounds."Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad Four matches will be held today, Wednesday, in the group stage of the Qatar World Cup 2022.Morocco and Croatia will meet at 1:00 pm, Germany and Japan will meet at 4:00 pm, Spain and Costa Rica will meet at 7:00 pm, and Belgium and Canada will play at 10:00 pm.The World Cup kicked off in Qatar last Sunday evening. The opening match ended with the loss of the host country, Qatar, with two goals without a response with Ecuador. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The Saudi team achieved a resounding surprise by defeating Argentina with two goals against one in the opening matches of the third group matches of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.The Argentine team advanced from a penalty kick in the tenth minute of the match through the golden boy Lionel Messi, and the first half ended with this goal, but the Saudi team rose up in the second half and adjusted the result through its player Saleh Al -Shehri in the 49th minute, and the Saudi team returned to score the second goal through his player Salem Al-Dosari, maintaining the result to score three important points at the beginning of its career in the World Cup.Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad Qatar has announced that it has commissioned the international Iraqi sculptor, "Ahmed Al-Bahrani", to transform the official "World Cup" poster into a sculptural work, which will be placed in the "Lusail" stadium, which will host the final match of the 2022 World Cup.Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup 2022 began at Al-Bayt Stadium.Al-Bayt Stadium, with its design inspired by the traditional Bedouin tent, witnesses today, Sunday, the opening ceremony of the first edition of the FIFA World Cup finals in the Middle East and the Arab world.Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The Minister of Youth and Sports, Chairman of the Supreme Committee supervising the Arabian Gulf Championship, Ahmed Al-Mubarqa, met this evening, Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ambassadors of the Gulf countries participating in the 25th Gulf Championship, in addition to Yemen.During the long meeting, according to Kooora website, several files related to the organizational and logistical aspects of the tournament were discussed, as well as an extensive explanation of the mechanism of work and central support from the Iraqi government to show it in the best way , including points related to the entry of the neighboring Gulf fans, the guests and their presence in Basra, and an invitation well-known national symbols of Gulf countries and sports ...