Iraq
For Iraqi amputees football team, healing is the goal
Baghdad (AFP) – As a seven-year-old boy in Baghdad, Mohamed Ali dreamt of becoming a goalkeeper — until a car bomb in the central Tahrir Square...
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Asia
/ 3 years agoIraq hold South Korea to goalless draw in World Cup qualifier
Seoul (AFP) – Iraq held South Korea to a 0-0 draw in Seoul on Thursday in the opening game of the...
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Iraq
/ 7 years agoIraq play first post-ban friendly at home
Basra (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraq faced Jordan in the southern city of Basra on Thursday in their first match at home...
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Iraq
/ 7 years agoIS ouster clears way for football comeback in Iraq’s Mosul
Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) – It was a grim time for football: jihadists observed matches, jerseys from foreign teams were banned and...
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Iraq
/ 8 years agoYamaguchi rescues Japan against Iraq in World Cup qualifier
Saitama (Japan) (AFP) – Substitute Hotaru Yamaguchi’s 95th-minute winner rescued Japan and their stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign as they escaped...
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Iraq
/ 8 years agoLate Saudi penalties catch Iraq napping in World Cup qualifier
Shah Alam (Malaysia) (AFP) – Nawaf Al Abed buried two penalties in the last nine minutes as Saudi Arabia came from...
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Australia
/ 8 years agoLuongo, Juric fire Australia past Iraq in World Cup qualifier
Perth (Australia) (AFP) – Hotshots Massimo Luongo and Tomi Juric were both on target as Australia overcame a dogged Iraq outfit...
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Asian Cup
/ 9 years ago5 observations from Iraq-Iran Asian Cup Quarter-Final match
The quarterfinal between Iraq versus Iran was never going to be a run-of-the-mill affair. Coming into the match, Iraq had only...