After last week the Arab press claimed that Răzvan Lucescu was understood with Al Hilal, now the Iraqi journalists announce that the Romanian coach will take over the national of their country, which has good chances of reaching the 2025 World Cup.
Răzvan Lucescu, a coach with known names in the world. Photo x
Iraq is looking for a new coach after dismissing the Spanish Jesus Casas following the home draw with Kuwait, 2-2, and then the defeat with Palestine, 1-2, in the last two matches of the World Cup preliminaries.
“Breaking News: According to federal sources, an official agreement with the Romanian Răzvan Lucescu has been reached, which will lead us the national team in the rest of the World Cup preliminaries, including in the play-off phase, if the direct qualification will be missed.
Iraq, at a point of a place leading to the World Cup
The Romanian will sign a contract valid for 2 years. Răzvan Lucescu has big teams in CV, like Al Hilal Riad, El Jaish from Qatar and now E coach at PAOK SALONIC. In the past, he was also the Romanian coach ””the Iraqis wrote, quoted by Digisport.
The offer would be tempting, especially since the national team from the “cradle of civilization” has good chances of reaching the World Championship in the US, Canada and Mexico. Two stages before the end of the first preliminary phase, Iraq is in 3rd place in Group B, with 12 points after 8 matches, at a single “length” distance from 2nd place, occupied by Jordan. The first 2 ranks qualify directly at the World Cup, while the 3 and 4 places will go to a second phase of preliminaries. Iraq also has to play in the last two matches with South Korea and Jordan.
