October 22, 2007	Monday	Shawwal 9, 1428

LAHORE, Oct 21: Pakistan face Asian champions Iraq in the 19th World Cup soccer qualifier at the Punjab Stadium on Monday.It is the eighth clash between them. The two countries played against each other for the first time in Tehran’s Friendship Cup in 1969 which Pakistan won 2-1.

Since then, Iraq remained unbeaten, claiming four wins in World Cup qualifiers and one win each in Jordan Cup and Asian Games.The last match between the two countries took place ten years ago in Baghdad which Iraq won 6-1.The second leg will be played in Damascus, Syria, as Iraq is barred from playing at home due to security reasons.Teams:

IRAQ: Ahmed Ali, Noor Sabri Abbas, Mohammed Kassid, Jassim Gholam, Bassim Abbas, Khaldoun Ibrahim, Haidar Abdul Amer, Ali Hussein Rehema, Nabeel Abbas, Dara Mohammed Ameen, Jassim Hagi, Nashat Akram, Salih Sadir, Ali Abbas, Ahmed Abid Ali, Hawar Mulla Mohammed, Mahdi Karim, Haitham Khadim, Qusay Munir, Samer Saeed, Karrar Jassim, Younis Mahmoud, Ahmed Menajed, Alaa Abdul Zahra, Imad Mohammed.Head coach: Egil Olsen (Norway).

PAKISTAN: Mohammad Shahzad, Amir Gul, Tanveer Ahmed, Samar Ishaq, Zeeshan Rehman, Amjad Iqbal, Adam Luke Karim, Adnan Farooq Ahmed, Fouzal Azeem Bashir, Assad Ahmed, Naveed Akram, Abbas Ali, Mohammad Ahmed, Mehmood Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Farooq Shah, Adeel Ahmed, Shahid Ahmed, Imran Niazi, Mohammad Essa, Mohammad Qasim, Yasir Sabir, Suffean Mahmood, Faraz Ahmed, Altaf Ahmed.Head coach: Akhtar Mohiuddin.