FIFA didn’t agree to request from the Iraqi authorities to organise matches in the capital Baghdad
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Iraq, Saudi face off in bout of football diplomacy
Iraq is hosting a football international against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for the first time in almost four decades, in a friendly encounter with high diplomatic and political stakes.
With its match in the southern city of Basra against the Saudis who have qualified for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, Iraq aims to strengthen […]
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Iraq urges FIFA to lift ban on hosting internationals
The country has not played full internationals on home turf for almost three decades