In the group stage, the Iranian men's soccer team and the Iraqi men's soccer team are in the second place and are in a fierce battle for the crucial advancement spot. The key to the Iranian men's soccer team's advancement to the next round will be the battle between the third and fourth ranked teams in the group. It is worth mentioning that due to the withdrawal of the Lebanese men's soccer team, the results of the fourth and fifth places will no longer be counted.
The Iraqi men's soccer team's campaign has come to an end with only four teams remaining in their group. As the second in the group, the Iraqi men's soccer team stood out with three points, three goal difference and four goals. The Iranian men's soccer team, on the other hand, is in a complicated situation. In the same group, Hong Kong and Syria are fighting for the third and fourth places. Although the Iranian men's game has come to an end, the Syrian battle is still on. If the Syrian men's soccer team wins the third place, the Iranian men's soccer team will collect three points, three clean sheets and two goals, while if the Hong Kong men's soccer team wins, the Iranian men's soccer team's points and clean sheets will remain unchanged, but the number of goals scored will increase to eight.
The result was announced and the Hong Kong Men's Football team beat the Syrian Men's Football team 2-1 to seal third place in the group. This result allowed the Iranian Men's Football Team and the Iraqi Men's Football Team to advance to the final round of the Asian Cup by virtue of scoring more goals, while their points and goal difference were equal. Some fans jokingly said that the Iranian men's soccer team was brought into the Asian Cup by a Chinese team! We would like to congratulate the Iranian men's soccer team and wish them the best of luck!
