Soccer-Iraq looking to make history against Senegal, says coach Arnold


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Iraq Press Conference - Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada - June 25, 2026 Iraq coach Graham Arnold during a press conference REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

TORONTO, ⁠June 25 (Reuters) - Iraq coach Graham ⁠Arnold told reporters on Thursday that ‌his team will try to make history against Senegal. Iraq have already been eliminated but the ​Australian is hoping they can ⁠at least earn ⁠the country's first-ever point at a World ⁠Cup.

• Arnold ‌said his team have to put into practice what they ⁠learned in their defeats by France ​and Norway ‌for their match with Senegal on ⁠Friday at ​the Toronto stadium and do something special for Iraqi football.

• "Iraq has never got ⁠a point at the World ​Cup, so we go for that history moment tomorrow," he told reporters.

• Arnold said ⁠his contract with Iraq expires in six weeks' time and he will make a call on whether to continue ​in his role after ⁠the World Cup.

• Iraq are bottom of ​Group I, which is ‌one of the toughest at ​the finals.

(Reporting by Divya Rajagopal in Toronto, Editing by Ken Ferris)

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