Manchester United’s Zidane Iqbal and Wycombe’s Ali Al-Hamadi have been called up to the Iraq squad for the World Cup qualifiers away in Iran and Lebanon. Iqbal has previously captained and scored for the country’s U23s team and Iraqi football chiefs have been keen to secure the teenager’s services at full international level since last year. Sky Sports News last week revealed Iraq were set to follow up on that by drafting the 18-year-old into their squad for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, with Iqbal joined by Wycombe forward Ali Al-Hamadi as the only other English-based player. #MUFC have named Zidane Iqbal on the bench for their #UCL game against Young Boys, making him the first British South Asian to be in a squad at the club. — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 8, 2021 Former Tranmere and Swansea youngster Al-Hamadi, 19, won his first two international caps in November, starting Iraq’s World Cup qualifying matches against Syria and South Korea. Iqb...