Overview
- Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said some players were processed at its embassy in Saudi Arabia on March 8, with others scheduled at the embassy in Qatar.
- Officials did not disclose how many Iraqi players received visas or identify them.
- Mexico is coordinating with the Iraqi Embassy in Mexico to document team members, and it has no embassy in Iraq.
- Iraq head coach Graham Arnold has asked FIFA to postpone the March 31 intercontinental playoff in Monterrey because of war-related travel disruptions.
- Iraq is set to face the winner of Suriname versus Bolivia for a place at the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada.