Hosts Iraq to face Iran in final of WAFF U-23 Championship

BAGHDAD: Hosts Iraq will face Iran in the final of the WAFF U-23 Championship after the two nations triumphed in the semifinals against Jordan and Oman respectively on Sunday.

The final of the West Asian Football Federation tournament will take place on Tuesday night.

In the first semifinal Iran and Jordan played out a 0-0 draw before the former won 4-3 on penalties in Baghdad.

The second semifinal saw the hosts defeat Gulf neighbors Oman 1-0 in front of a vociferous crowd of almost 30,000 at Al-Madina Stadium in the Iraqi capital. The decisive moment of the game came from an own goal by Oman’s Nasser Al-Rawahi in the 52nd minute.