Iraq National Team receives shocking news before the match with Indonesia National Team and Vietnam National Team; Coach Polking believes Thailand will participate in the 2026 World Cup, eliminating Vietnam National Team
(Baonghean.vn) - Entering the preparation process for the 2 matches in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the Iraqi national team received shocking news about its squad; Coach Polking is confident in leading the Thai national team to the 2026 World Cup finals. That is the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Iraq national football team received shocking news before the match with Indonesia national football team and Vietnam national football team
While preparing for the two matches against Indonesia and Vietnam in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the Iraqi team received shocking news about its squad.
It was not until November 14 that Iraq had a full squad because the players had to travel back from abroad, so it took quite a while after finishing their club duties. However, Jesus Casas received shocking news when at least two expected players were injured, forcing a change in personnel.
Coach Polking believes Thailand will attend the 2026 World Cup, eliminating Vietnam
Sharing with Matichon newspaper, Coach Polking is confident in leading the Thai team to the 2026 World Cup finals. On the contrary, he believes that the Vietnamese team cannot represent Asia in the world tournament.
Unlike previous World Cups, the 2026 World Cup will have up to 8.5 slots for representatives from Asia. For that reason, the Thai national team is confident that it will realize its dream of reaching the 2026 World Cup finals. To prepare well for the tournament, coach Mano Polking's team gathered on November 9 and performed high-intensity exercises. In the upcoming qualifying round, coach Polking and his team will host the Chinese national team at home on November 16 and visit the Singapore national team on November 21.
Horrific brawl in Brazilian championship
Violence has flared up again in Brazilian football as hundreds of fans clashed in a horrific brawl at a match between Coritiba and Cruzeiro.
The clash between Cruzeiro and Coritiba takes place in a very tense atmosphere. Both teams are in the relegation zone when they meet in the 34th round of the 2023 Brazilian Super League.
In a match full of intensity, the drama reached its climax at the end of the match. Winger Robson Fernandes unexpectedly scored in injury time to bring a minimal victory to the home team Coritiba.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr set unprecedented record
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr have just set a new record when Al Nassr became the club with the highest salary fund in the world in the 2023/24 season, with a total salary payment of up to 344.5 million Euros.
The prestigious Forbes magazine (USA) recently announced very interesting statistics on the Top 10 clubs with the highest salary funds in the world in the 2023/24 season. The No. 1 position on the special money ranking that Forbes gave belongs to Al Nassr, the team where Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is currently playing in the Saudi Arabia National Championship (Saudi Pro League). This is the first time Al Nassr has topped Forbes' money ranking ever.
