The Iraqi national team rose to second place in Group Two provisionally, by defeating its host, Oman, 1-0, in the sixth round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

South Korea leads the group with 14 points, and Iraq is temporarily behind it in second place with 11 points, awaiting the outcome of the confrontation between Jordan (8 points, third place) and its host, Kuwait, which is at the bottom of the standings (sixth place) with three points.

Oman’s score froze at 6 points in fourth place, followed by Palestine in fifth place with 3 points.

Iraq owes this victory to Youssef Amin, who scored the winning goal in the 36th minute of the first half.

The qualifiers will resume on March 20, 2025, when Al-Araq will meet its guest, the Kuwaiti national team, in the seventh round.