Ahmed Masoud, former head of the Iraqi Football Association, spoke about Al-Irak's loss to Saudi Arabia yesterday, Saturday, stressing that Younis Mahmoud's statements were to motivate Players.

The Saudi national team succeeded in qualifying for the semi-finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup "Gulf 26" after defeating Iraq with a score of 3-1 at the end of the matches. Group stage.

Masoud said in statements to Saudi sports channels: “I congratulate the Saudi national team.” He won the match and qualified for the semi-finals, and we apologize to the large fans who supported our team.”

He continued: “Green’s victory is due to manly performance On the field, they were the best technically, and this is what made them win the match.”

He concluded: "The statements of Younis Mahmoud (Vice President of the Iraqi Federation) have nothing to do with the outcome of the match. He did not cause the players to be removed from the atmosphere of the match. The aim of his statements was to motivate the players, and he was not against the Saudi national team."