00:00America's biggest concern is obviously how do the players get out of Iraq
00:06because it is quite chaotic there at the moment
00:13with the Iranian bombs or missiles or drones or whatever
00:20that being shot at Urbil and those type of places
00:25the US Embassy in the last couple of days unexpectedly
00:28That obviously getting the boys out of Iraq and the staff is going to be extremely difficult.
00:33The game could be played a week before the World Cup.
00:37Obviously, Bolivia plays Suriname in this March FIFA window.
00:42It gives us time then to prepare.
00:44And it also gives FIFA the time to see what the Iranian president came out and said,
00:49that there wasn't much hope for them of going to the World Cup.
00:54with Iraq
00:56with the AFC
00:57as the highest ranked team
00:59ready to go
01:00that we would replace them
01:02Iran
01:03but also to give
01:04if that happened
01:05that Iran pulled out
01:06UAE time
01:07who's next in line
01:09after we beat them in the playoffs
01:10that they can get themselves ready
01:13and play the winner of Surinam and Bolivia
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