The Iraqi national team is seeking to win the match to boost their hopes of qualifying for the second round of the tournament, as their 0-0 draw in the previous match against the Chinese team has put them in a position where a win is the primary option. The Iraqi Olympic football team will face their Thai counterpart on Sunday, in the second round of Group Four's competitions in the finals of the AFC U-23 Championship, currently held in Saudi Arabia. Imad Mohammad, the head coach of the Iraqi Olympic under-23 team, confirmed that "60 or 70% of the key players were not present in the tournament, and our reliance was on the players of the youth team, in addition to the fact that we entered the previous match with..."
