The Iraq national team may have to travel by road for up to 12 hours through a conflict-affected area to reach Jordan for a flight to Mexico to play in the World Cup 2026 play-off.
Iraq's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup 2026 are affected as the Middle East conflict creates significant travel and procedural difficulties for the national team.
Indonesia's team manager, Surmadji, has received a severe penalty from FIFA following his discontented actions towards the referee during their 0-1 loss to Iraq in the fourth round of the Asian World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
