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Despite War, Iraq Euphoric After Team Qualifies for World Cup
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Despite war, Iraq euphoric after team qualifies for World Cup
Music, fireworks and the occasional round of gunfire erupted across Iraq's capital Baghdad early Wednesday after the national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in decades. The "Lions of Mesopotamia" secured the country's first World Cup appearance since the 1986 competition in Mexico with a 2-1 win over Bolivia on Tuesday night. The build-up to the match had been overshadowed by the outbreak of the Middle East war in late Febru…
Solid and effective, the Iraqis won the 48th and final World Cup ticket by dominant Bolivia (2-1), on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, in Monterrey, Mexico. They will face the Blues this summer.
Music, fireworks and some other burst of fire exploded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, early on Wednesday after the national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in decades. The Lions of Mesopotamia secured the country’s first participation in a World Cup since Mexico 1986 with a 2-1 victory over Bolivia, on Tuesday night in one of the eliminations of the international rejections disputed in Mexican territory. The party’s preparati…
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