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Friendly match between Iraq and Thailand
Iraq has arranged to play a friendly football match in Bangkok against Thailand on May 25, according to the Asian Football Confederation website.
The match will essentially be a warm up for both nations in preparation for their forthcoming World Cup 2010 qualifiers in June.
Asian Champions Iraq, in Group 1, already have a qualifying point from their opening two games and will take on Australia on June 1 in Brisbane.
Thailand, on the other hand, have zero points after their first two encounters in Group 2, being defeated by Japan and Oman. Thailand's next qualifier will be against Bahrain on June 2.
Thailand's Football Association have confirmed that the game will take place in Bangkok on May 25 along with another friendly against Syria which will be played a week before on May 17.
The 19 FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa between 11th June and 11th July, 2010 and will be the very first World Cup tournament to be staged on the African continent.
Posted by: Andrew on 02 May 2008, 19:10