Justin Meram has withdrawn from the Iraqi National Team squad ahead of their pivotal qualifiers against Australia and Saudi Arabia because of travel concerns. First reported by Soccer Iraq on twitter and confirmed by the Iraqi Football Association on with a statement on Facebook.
Translation of the Iraqi FA’s statement has been provided by Sam Fahmi:
Iraqi national team technical director Basil Gorgis has confirmed the absence of our national team player, Justin Meram from the upcoming matches against Australia and Saudi Arabia in the first and second rounds of the deciding world cup qualifications round.