In the first round of the group stage, the Kyrgyz team will face the team from Iraq.
The match will be held at the main venue of the tournament — Indonesia Arena in Jakarta.
The game is scheduled to start at 14:00 Bishkek time.
Previously, the teams of Kyrgyzstan and Iraq met twice in Bishkek in October 2023, with the matches taking place in a closed format.
The first match, held on October 1, ended in a decisive victory for Iraq with a score of 4:0, and in the rematch on October 3, the Iraqi team again emerged victorious, this time with a score of 2:1.
In the latest FIFA ranking update, the Iraqi team is in 37th place.
The highest achievement of the Iraqi team is 4th place in the Asian Cup, which took place in 2028 in Chinese Taipei.
