Comments, betting on Iraq vs. Yemen: Hard to surprise
After being held to a draw by Oman in the opening match, Iraq excellently defeated Saudi Arabia, the team that knocked out the 2022 World Cup champion with a score of 2-1. This result helps the home team of the Gulf Cup 2023 to rise to the top of Group A with 4 points, goal difference +2.
Because Oman (4 points) and Saudi Arabia (3 points) will have to fight to the death, Iraq has almost touched the ticket to continue. They are only eliminated in case of losing to Yemen with a difference of 3 goals or more, while Oman is inconclusive with Saudi Arabia. At that time, Iraq was equal to Saudi Arabia but ranked below because of poor goal difference.
However, perhaps only the most optimistic fans on the side of Saudi Arabia and Oman believe in the above scenario. Because looking at what the two teams are showing, Yemen is hard to avoid, let alone whether the song is triumphant or won.
On the FIFA rankings, Yemen is the lowest ranked team among the eight teams participating in the 2023 Gulf Cup when it is in 155th place, 85 places below Iraq. After 2 matches, Yemen has no points when losing to Saudi Arabia 0-2 and Oman 2-3.
On all fronts, Yemen is on a 13-game winning streak, 11 of which are failures. History is also not on Yemen's side when they drew 3, lost 7 in the last 10 times to encounter Iraq.
