In Iraq, matches of the next round of the national championship were held. In the leading group, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya strengthened its position by defeating Al-Kahraba 3-2. The match, held at Al-Zawraa Stadium, was very exciting. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya opened the scoring with an own goal by the opponent's defender, Soumaila Ouatara, in the 8th minute. However, Al-Kahraba equalized from a penalty in the 32nd minute thanks to Brazilian Lucas Santos, and went into the break ahead with a goal from Ahmed Aide. It seemed that Al-Kahraba was close to victory, but Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya equalized in the 90+7th minute through Saad Al-Amir. Then, in the 90+18th minute, Tunisian Haytam Al-Juwini scored the winning goal. This victory allowed Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya to increase its lead over second-placed Al-Shorta to 7 points, bringing its total to 67 points. Al-Kahraba, meanwhile, remains in 16th place with 27 points. In another match, Nooroz secured a big 4-1 victory over Al-Minaa. At Nooroz Stadium in Sulaymaniyah province, the home team scored goals in the 17th, 29th, 80th, and 84th minutes by Mohammad Reza, Marwan Hussein (2 goals), and Claudio Maradona. The visitors' only goal was scored by Karar Jaafar in the 90+4th minute. This victory lifted Nooroz to 9th place with 42 points. Meanwhile, the match between Naft Al-Maysan and Mosul ended in a 1-1 draw. Goals were scored by Ali Rahim (47th minute) and Ibrahim Tandia (90+7th minute). Naft Al-Maysan, with 26 points, is in 18th place, while Mosul is in 13th place with 35 points. To conclude the round, Diali continued its positive results by defeating Al-Karkh 2-0. This victory brought Diali's total to 38 points, placing it 10th, while Al-Karkh remains in 8th place with 45 points.
