Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Football Association expressed its desire to play against the Iraqi team, in a friendly match, in preparation for the Asian Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates in 2019.

The Bahraini Al-Bilad newspaper quoted an Iraqi official saying that the football association received a letter from its Bahraini counterpart requesting a match between the two national teams to be held in Manama from 12 until 20 November.

The official noted that the invitation of the Bahraini association and other calls will be placed on the table of national teams committee and discussed with the Iraqi coaching team.

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