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KUWAIT CITY, March 23: Kuwait wrapped up its final training session at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in preparation for a must-win match against Oman on Tuesday, in the eighth round of Group B ...

The team remained the 9th ranked Asian team and climbed up 8th among Arab teams ... to beat Oman hoping Iraq stumbles against South Korea to automatically qualify to the World Cup as 18 Asian ...

A victory for Iraq would put them in a good position to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026, as they would have 15 points from eight games. The Group A clash between North Korea and United Arab ...

KUWAIT CITY, March 26: Kuwait is "logically" out of contention for a third or fourth-place finish – which would secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup playoffs – but ... followed by Jordan (13), Iraq (12 ...

Palestine kept alive hopes of reaching their first FIFA World Cup finals with a dramatic late comeback to beat Iraq 2-1 in Jordan ... points behind fourth-placed Oman with two games to play.

South Korea conceded a goal with 10 minutes left as Oman stunned Son Heung-min's side to snatch a precious 1-1 away draw in World Cup qualifying ... have 15 points, with Iraq second in the group ...