Crew SC midfielder Justin Meram and the Iraqi National Team played to a scoreless draw with Jordan on Sunday, November 6. Meram started the contest for the Lions of Mesopotamia and played 65 minutes before being subbed out of the international friendly.
With Sunday’s appearance at Amman International Stadium in Jordan, Meram earned his 21st career cap for Iraq. The six-year Crew SC veteran recently joined his National Team ahead of two contests: Sunday’s friendly and a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match set to be played next Tuesday, November 15. The Lions of Mesopotamia will face United Arab Emirates, who is also in Group B.
The Third Round of the Asian Football Confederation qualification features two groups of six teams each in a double round-robin format, with the top two teams in each group directly qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the third-place team advancing to the Fourth Round. Iraq is in Group B along with Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand and currently sits in fifth place.
Crew SC defender Harrison Afful is also on international duty with Ghana ahead of its 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match against Egypt in Alexandria on Sunday, November 13. More information on this contest can be found here.
