Amid a state of optimism and enthusiasm, and in a high morale, the first Annabi continues its training in preparation for the important meeting with its Iranian counterpart next Tuesday in Doha in the ninth and pre -last round of the Asian World Cup qualifiers 2026.
Everyone hopes that the Iran match will be the beginning of Al -Annabi’s return to its former era and to recover as a champion of the yellow continent 2019 and 2023, until he continues to compete to reach the World Cup. The optimism is due to the Al -Annabi camp at this stage after he was trained by a great and well -known coach, such as the Spanish coach Loubetghi, the former coach of his country, who reached him to the World Cup Russia 2018, and he is a coach who is rich in definition and has his experiences and is known for his competence that everyone is looking to benefit from and to be reflected on Al -Annabi, especially at this stage in order to reserve his seat in the fourth stage in the qualifiers.
Lopetegui himself is looking to achieve success in the step and the first, pass the matches of Iran and Uzbekistan, then rearrange the papers, re -correct the team’s path, develop its level, perform it, and reach other achievements.
The new Spanish coach is working in the current period to rearrange the papers of Al -Annabi and return the team to normal until he passes the obstacle of Iran, and he is well aware that the task will not be easy, especially and the Iranian team is one of the strongest teams of the group and the continent and officially qualified for the World Cup.
The new Spanish coach seeks to exploit the land factor and the public, as he finds a strong support from the Qatari fans, as well as the exploitation of Hamas and the desire of the players to provide everything they have for victory and to continue the journey of competition and qualify for the second time to the World Cup
Lopetegui focuses on the planning aspects more and on the establishment of some (divisions) to compensate for the lack of friendly matches in order to reach Al -Annabi at the level that qualifies it for victory in the first official mission.
Preparing Al -Annabi for the Iranian confrontation is one of the most difficult tasks waiting for Lopetegui, as he tried during the last period and during his follow -up to all the players in the Prince Cup matches, to get to know the level, performance and status of the players, and at the same time he tried to stand at the level of Al -Annabi in the recent period and in the matches he played, whether in the World Cup qualifiers or my Gulf 26, in addition to standing on the state and level of the Iranian team also during the last matches
The Spanish coach also tried in the last period and is still trying to determine the errors, problems and gaps that Al -Annabi suffered in the qualifying journey, which led to the disappointing results of the hopes that put him in this difficult situation, and then search for solutions and treatment
Perhaps the most important thing that Lopetegui should focus on at this stage is to strengthen and correct the path of the midfield that was shaken in the last year and after winning the Asian Cup in a large way and it was one of the reasons for the losses that continued on the team and its deprivation of competition for the direct qualification to the World Cup, and perhaps the presence of a number of elements of experience in particular in the new list of midfielders such as Bazif, Hatem and Madbu indicating the status of the new coach on some of his fingers on some of his fingers The urgent problems that must be treated radically before the last two confrontations.
The task appears to be difficult against Al -Annabi, despite Iran’s official qualification to the World Cup, as it seeks to continue its victories and install its feet in the first place to benefit from it in the world rankings and when the World Cup draw, so some do not believe that Iran will play the match with negligence and relax Serjan), Sadiq Al -Muharrami (Dinamo Zagreb), Amir Muhammad Razakiya (Gul Johar Serjan), Saeed Izzat Allah (Al -Ahly Youth), Saman Qadous (Union of Kalba), Muhammad Qarabani (Al -Wahda), Mahdi Ghaidi. (Union of Kalba), Jawad Hussein Ahmadinejad (Dinamo Mahj Qalaa), Shahryar Muganlo (Union of Kalba), Sayed Majid Hosseini (Caesarea Spur), Mahdi Tarmi (Inter Milan).
Only the dangerous scorer Sardar Azmun, Al -Ahly Dubai striker Dubai, will be absent from the match, and he was also summoned to determine his condition before taking the last decision.
Local players will join them after the end of their participation with their clubs in the current local matches.