Saudi Arabia beat Iraq to reach semifinals of 2022 Arab Cup U-17

Saudi Arabia on Friday reached the semifinals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-17 after beating Iraq 4-1 at Mohamed Bensaid Stadium in the Algerian port city of Mostaganem.

The Young Falcons will now meet Algeria on Monday, the hosts having beaten Tunisia 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 on Thursday night.

Saudi’s goals against Iraq came via a hat-trick from Talal Haji and Nawaf Al-Jadaani’s equalizer after Iraq had taken a fifth-minute lead through Hassan Jassim.