Our under-17 team, Al-Annabi, is facing an important match against the Iranian team, at exactly 5:00 pm today at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok. Where the Al-Annabi Cubs seek to make up for the loss that they suffered against the South Korean team by six goals to one for Al-Annabi in order to move to the quarter-finals of the tournament, which will last until the second of next July. It is worth noting that this is the second round of the second group of the Asian Junior Championship held in Thailand.

The players of the national team need to exert great effort to secure a victory and compensate for the loss they experienced in the first round. It is essential for our team to secure 3 points to advance to the second round. It is worth noting that the Iranian team is competing with the South Korean team for the top spot in the group with 3 points, so the competition against such strong teams will not be easy.

Ibrahim Al-Shafie, the coach of the Anabi national team, confirmed the ability of his players to overcome the loss in the first match and compensate for it in the remaining two matches to qualify for the quarter-finals. He stated that the first match will not be easy, as they faced many difficulties and went through different stages. Despite a strong start from the opponents, who took an early lead, they managed to come back and equalize. However, repeated individual mistakes cost them consecutive goals.

On the other hand, the South Korean national team will meet Afghanistan this evening to play a match at Rajamangala Stadium in the second round. It’s worth noting that the South Korean team needs the three points to secure one of the two qualification spots from the group.

The top four teams in the Asian Cup will directly qualify for the U-17 World Cup, scheduled for the end of this year. The hosting rights for the World Cup were withdrawn from Peru due to their failure to fulfill the necessary infrastructure commitments for hosting the tournament.