Iraq's national team coach Australian Graham Arnold (R) attends a press conference regarding the Iraqi national team's preparations for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup football tournament, at the headquarters of the Iraqi Football Association, in Baghdad on May 16, 2026. The Iraqi football team, known as the "Lions of Mesopotamia", whose preparations were disrupted by the war in the Middle East, sealed their first appearance at the World Cup in 40 years, and will play in Group I against France, Senegal and Norway. (Photo by Murtajalatef Jassim / AFP via Getty Images)