Bahrain's national football team coach, Dragan Talajic, confirmed that his team is looking forward to delivering a strong performance and enjoying the game during their upcoming match against Iraq tomorrow in the first round of Group D of the 2025 Arab Cup. At the pre-match press conference, Talajic said: "We will be positive on the field and we will not play negatively. We have good potential and experience accumulated over the years, and we will show it during the tournament." The Bahraini coach added that the team aims to secure a positive result and a strong start that will boost their ambitions in the competition. When asked by an Iraqi journalist for his opinion on Iraq's position if they were in the same group as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Japan in the World Cup qualifiers, Talajic simply smiled, indicating his great respect for the Iraqi team's potential without making comparisons.
