JEDDAH :Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged his players to ignore Tuesday's game against Saudi Arabia and maintain their focus on Saturday's meeting with Indonesia as the Gulf nation resumes their quest for a first World Cup appearance since 1986.

The Iraqis face both nations over a four-day period in the fourth phase of Asia's World Cup preliminaries in Jeddah, with the winners of the three-team group guaranteed one of the continent's spots at next year's finals.

"I've had a lot of experience in these type of games," said Arnold, who led his native Australia through a series of playoffs to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. "The most important thing is one step at a time.

"The first few days together was making sure that we are mentally prepared ourselves and we don't think about the end o

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