00:00 The Philippine Men's Football Team lost their match against Iraq in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Rizal Memorial Stadium.
00:11 This is what Daryl Oclares has reported.
00:13 The Philippine Men's Football Team lost again in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Rizal Memorial Stadium.
00:24 In front of more than 10,000 Filipino fans in Rizal Memorial Stadium, the Philippines, which scored 5 goals, had no difficulty in winning Iraq.
00:33 In the first half, the Philippine Men's Football Team scored 3 points against the World No. 59 and Asia's No. 7 football squad, where the goal was scored by Aymen Hussein.
00:43 The momentum of the game was great. Iraq scored two more goals from Dane Iqbal and Ita Sinjantosh.
00:51 In the post-game press conference, Head Coach Tom Sintfield expressed his disappointment and apologized to the Filipino football fans for not winning the result.
01:02 I'm very disappointed, but I'm also very sorry. I would like to start by saying my apologies to the 10,000 fans who were in the stadium, but also to the people who are watching at home.
01:14 My apologies for the big defeat and also my thanks for the big support from the fans.
01:22 The fans were behind us for the whole 90 minutes and I really would like to thank them and once more, sorry for the very disappointing result.
01:33 This is the last home game of the Philippines and the action will return in June for the Vietnamese and Indonesian teams.
01:40 This is why this will be the focus of Sintfield and the whole team.
01:44 I can tell you we're still in the running. How strange it may be if Vietnam wins today against Indonesia. Indonesia has seven points.
01:53 We can get seven points and if we get seven points, it would mean that we beat Indonesia away.
01:59 And from my knowledge, the head-to-head counts in advance of the goal difference.
02:05 So if we beat Indonesia and they drew here, that means that we would be ahead of Indonesia. If then Iraq would beat Vietnam and Indonesia, and we win Vietnam and Indonesia, we can be still second.
02:19 So as long as we have hope, as long as we are alive, we are not dead.
02:24 Karylo Clares for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
