Iraq's Expected Lineup in the Friendly Against Venezuela
The Iraqi national team is preparing to play its last friendly match against its Venezuelan counterpart tomorrow morning, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago at 4:00 PM Mecca and Baghdad time.
The technical staff of the Iraqi team, led by Australian Graham Arnold, aims to field the best names that will participate in the World Cup against the Venezuelan team.
It is noted that Iraq defeated Andorra in a friendly match with a clean goal scored by Ali Youssef in the 20th minute of the first half.
Then, it drew with the Spanish team with a result of 1-1 in the match held in La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium, with a goal scored by Merchas Doski in the 29th minute.
Graham Arnold is expected to field the following lineup against Venezuela:
Goalkeeper: Ahmed Basil.
Defense: Merchas Doski, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashim, Hussein Ali.
Defensive Midfield: Amir Fouad, Aymar Sher
Attacking Midfield: Ibrahim Bayesh, Kevin Jacob, Marko Ferji.
Forward: Mohanad Ali "Mimi".
The technical staff of the Iraqi team, led by Australian Graham Arnold, aims to field the best names that will participate in the World Cup against the Venezuelan team.
It is noted that Iraq defeated Andorra in a friendly match with a clean goal scored by Ali Youssef in the 20th minute of the first half.
Then, it drew with the Spanish team with a result of 1-1 in the match held in La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium, with a goal scored by Merchas Doski in the 29th minute.
Graham Arnold is expected to field the following lineup against Venezuela:
Goalkeeper: Ahmed Basil.
Defense: Merchas Doski, Zaid Tahseen, Akam Hashim, Hussein Ali.
Defensive Midfield: Amir Fouad, Aymar Sher
Attacking Midfield: Ibrahim Bayesh, Kevin Jacob, Marko Ferji.
Forward: Mohanad Ali "Mimi".