<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium will host the match between Bahrain and Iraq this evening, Wednesday, in the second round of Group Two in the 26th Gulf Cup Championship, which will be held in Kuwait during the period from December 21, 2024 until January 3, 2025. The two teams enter with high morale after Iraq's victory over Yemen in the last round. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:605/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/cfa9da29-2ecf-484b-842c-7b636ac567ec.jpeg" alt="Bahrain and Iraq" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Bahrain and Iraq group ranking</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Bahraini team tops Group 2 with 3 points, ahead of Iraq on goal difference, while the Saudi team comes in third place with no points, and the Yemeni team comes in last in the group. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:594/396;" alt="Bahrain and Iraq" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9597244a-8fd5-4638-bf64-c3d24cd6065f.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Bahrain vs Iraq match date</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Bahrain and Iraq match in the Arabian Gulf Cup will kick off on Wednesday evening. The match whistle will blow at 8:30 Saudi time, and 9:30 UAE time. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1600/900;" alt="Bahrain and Iraq" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/21b6a7fe-f1db-4d5c-8604-0bc40e80a41b.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Mobile channels for the Bahrain and Iraq match</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Kuwait Sports Channel.<br> Dubai Sports Channel.<br> Oman Sports Channel.<br> Sharjah Sports Channel. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:323/242;" alt="Bahrain and Iraq" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/2c08c236-76f9-4ef0-b2eb-357b4dbedd12.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Iraq's expected lineup against Bahrain</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Goalkeeper is Mohamed Hassan.<br> The defence line is Muhannad Jaar, Manal Younis, Adam Rashid and Halo Faeq.<br> The midfield is Marco Luca, Lucas Suleiman and Amjad Attwan.<br> The attacking line is Youssef El Amin, Ayman Hussein and Peter Korkis.<br> Bahrain's expected lineup against Iraq </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:350/197;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/21e0d25e-45c0-4c0d-80e1-de42c230d84e.jpeg" alt="Iraq national team"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Bahrain's expected lineup against Iraq</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Goalkeeper Ibrahim Lutfallah.<br> The defence line is Abdullah Al-Khalasi, Amin Bin Adi, Sayed Baqer and Hamad Al-Shamsan.<br> The midfield is Mohammed Marhoon, Sayed Diaa and Ali Haram.<br> The attacking line is Ibrahim Al-Khattal and Kamil Al-Aswad. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:318/159;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/5f3e8a57-82d1-4b89-893b-9fe13ebcf6da.png" alt="Bahrain national team"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">26th Arabian Gulf Cup or Gulf</span> 26</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is the twenty-sixth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup competition, which is held every two years with the participation of the eight teams included in the Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation, and which will be held in Kuwait in the period between December 21, 2024 and January 3, 2025. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/23164391-2041-4a42-9c48-a7b04308b463.jpeg" alt="26th Arabian Gulf Cup"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Number of Bahrain national team championships</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Bahraini national team was founded in 1951, and joined FIFA in 1966. Since then, it has participated in all continental championships and World Cup qualifiers.<br> The Bahraini team is not one of the strongest in the Arab world, but it has a good history that places it in the second row among Arab teams.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Bahraini national team won three championships in its history, namely the 2019 Arabian Gulf Cup and the West Asian Federation Championship in the same year, and it also won the gold medal in the 2011 Arab Games. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:679/452;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9bbe490d-7966-455d-89f9-3525e55ff758.jpeg" alt="Bahrain national team"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Iraq national team championships</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Iraqi national team has won 16 championships in its history, winning the Arabian Gulf Cup 4 times in 1979, 1984, 1988 and 2023.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He also won the Arab Cup Championship 4 times in 1964, 1966, 1985 and 1988. In 1982, he won the Asian Games, in 1985, he won the Arab Games, in 2002, he won the West Asian Federation Cup and in 2005, he won the West Asian Games. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:679/452;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/ce320463-3ed4-41cb-af21-6470d8994076.jpeg" alt="Iraq national team" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The most important achievement is winning the Asian Cup in 2007, followed by the UAE International Friendly Quadrangular Championship in 2009 and the Friendly Friendship Championship in 2019.</p>