The secret of canceling Costa Rica’s friendly with Iraq before the World Cup

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The Costa Rican football delegation, which is setting up its camp in the State of Kuwait, was forced to cancel its last friendly with its Iraqi counterpart, which was scheduled to be held today, Thursday, in preparation for the World Cup matches, due to the intransigence of the Iraqi government and its violation of the agreement concluded between them, after the players’ passports were stamped upon entering the territory. Iraqi, for fear that this will affect them when traveling to other countries.
The cancellation of the Iraq friendly is considered a loss for the Costa Rican national team, which seeks to strengthen its training and strengthen its skills before the World Cup competitions, as it won the Nigerian friendly that was held in San Jose on the ninth of this November.
South Korea and Uzbekistan last September, after defeating New Zealand 1-0 in a playoff match between the Confederations last June, to open the gate to qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Where the national team is scheduled to land on Qatari soil tomorrow, Friday, to set up its training camp in preparation for meeting its Spanish counterpart next Wednesday, before facing Japan on November 27 and Germany on December 1.