After the valuable victory achieved by the Iraq national team over Bahrain in the first round of the Arab Cup Qatar 2025, Iraq's assistant coach René Molenstein appeared at the press conference, speaking about the importance of the win and the difficulties that accompanied the preparations.

Molenstein said: "We believe we performed well and scored two deserved goals, and it was an important victory for us, especially since the tournament includes strong teams. The win provides great motivation for us for the upcoming matches, and everything went as planned today."

He added: "We did not train enough before the tournament, and this is clear. We now need to adjust our physical fitness before facing Sudan, a team that delivered an excellent performance against Algeria."

Molenstein pointed out: "We faced difficulties in selecting players, and we did not get all the names we wanted, but this tournament is an important opportunity to follow players who may have a significant role in the World Cup playoffs."