Iraq coach Jorvan Vieira on Tuesday slammed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for leaving his players waiting for hours in hotel lobby.
Iraqi players had to wait for four hours at the Prince Hotel lobby in Kuala Lumpur after arriving from Bangkok on Monday before only eight rooms were made available for 31 people, he said.
"We arrived at the hotel at 5:00 pm (local time) and then waited four hours for only eight rooms," said Vieira.
Vieira said the Iraqi team had planned to leave Bangkok on Sunday but stayed an extra day on the AFC's advice.
"The AFC said if we come to Malaysia on Sunday, we would have to stay in another hotel and then move to the Prince Hotel the next day," he said.
"The AFC must realise that this is not a tourist group. We are a national football team. They gave us guarantees but they could not keep those guarantees," he complained.
Iraq will play against South Korea in the semi-final at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Source: Xinhua
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