Iraq without Jassim for Asian Cup qualifier

Iraq coach Hakim Shaker has left midfielder Karrar Jassim out of the final 23-man squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia on Wednesday. Jassim, initially part of the squad, was withdrawn at the last minute due to fitness issues, official spokesman of Iraqi Football Union Naeem Saddam explained. Iraq beat Malaysia 3-0 in its final friendly last Friday, ahead of the qualifier against Indonesia. The full squad is as follows: Noor Sabri, Jalal Hassan, Amir Sabah, Durgham Ismail, Ali Adnan, Salam Shaker, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ali Bahjat, Mustafa Nazim, Walid Salem, Mohammed Rabat, Ali Rahema, Saif Salman , Khaldoun Ibrahim, Ahmed Abbas, Ammar Abdul Hussain, Younis Mahmoud, Hamadi Ahmad, Muhannad Abdul Rahim, Nabil Sabah, and Alaa Abdul Zahra.