Lamine Yamal is closing in on a return from his hamstring injury, and Spain assistant coach Aitor Karanka says the recovery is progressing well. "It's up to the doctors and Luis," Karanka said, leaving the final decision on Yamal's availability to head coach Luis de la Fuente .…
Your team's historic first World Cup appearance has been overshadowed by an ugly incident at the airport. Striker Aymen Hussein was reportedly detained for seven hours upon arrival, while the team photographer was denied entry entirely.…
René Meulensteen, assistant to Iraq coach Graham Arnold, has lifted the lid on the extraordinary logistics behind the team's World Cup qualifying campaign. "They had to travel from different cities to Baghdad by car or bus," he explained.…
No football stories are available in today's fact sheet for the Iraqi national team. But there is plenty stirring among fans ahead of Iraq's World Cup campaign.…