Tags: Kuala Lumpur

Iraq football coach Jorvan Vieira has slammed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for leaving his team stranded for hours, Sahara Samay sources said.

The Brazilian said his players waited 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.

Iraq plays Korea Republic for a spot in the final and Vieira said its lodgings ordeal nullified any advantage it had over Korea in terms of an extra day's rest.

Vieira said Iraq had planned to leave Bangkok on Sunday but stayed an extra day on the AFC's advice.

"The AFC must realise that this is not a tourist group, we are an international football team. They gave us guarantees but they could not keep those guarantees," he said.

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