Australia vs Irak (Pick, Prediction, Preview)

In the Asian qualifiers for the World Championships in Russia began a while. Teams arrived in the third qualifying round which is represented by two groups consisting of 6 teams scrambling for direct qualification. Australia-Iraq is the first game that takes place in Group B and is scheduled Thursday, September 1, at 13:30.

Group B also includes UAE, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. The first two will qualify directly to the 2018 edition of the World Championship. Australia is the favorite in this match brawl. The team coached by Ange Postecoglou might occur for the fifth time in the world and the only national who could make trouble in Group B is that of Japan. Australians have a generation not as good as in 2006, which reached the knockout World Cup in Germany. Along with band leader Tim Cahill, Robbie Kruse them on notice that plays in Stuttgart or Jedinak from Aston Villa.

Iraq was present in the world only once, in 1986. Then the Asians did not pass the group stage where they met Mexico, Paraguay and Belgium. Most Iraqis play in the national championship, and the best known is Adnan Ali quarterback who plays at Udinese. The two teams have met in the qualifiers for the World Cup in Brazil, also in groups. Australia won 1-0 at home but won 2-1 and away. Iraq has not obtained any victory on the field of Australians and Asians last success dates back to 2008 when the Iraqis won 1-0 at home. A week before this failure, defeated Australia 1-0 Iraq throughout the globe.