Maradona wants to take Iraq to World Cup
Diego Maradona is on the brink of becoming coach of Iraq and wants to take the country to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
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Watson inspired by US troops
Tom Watson says messages of support from American troops he visited in Iraq have helped him put his Open Championship disappointment into perspective.
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Iraq 0-0 New Zealand
New Zealand claimed their first ever Confederations Cup point in nine attempts after holding Iraq to a goalless draw at Ellis Park Stadium tonight.
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Spain 1-0 Iraq
Spain secured their spot in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup and continued their remarkable unbeaten run after easing past Iraq in Bloemfontein.
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South Africa 0-0 Iraq
The 2009 Confederations Cup opened with a goalless stalemate between hosts South Africa and Iraq at Ellis Park.
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Triumph for Iraqi sprinter just by starting
Iraq's Dana Abdulrazak, who braved sniper fire and bombs in order to train, was a winner just by starting the women's 100 metres opening heats Saturday.
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Ronaldo and Kaka to play against Iraq
Iraq's national football team will face a line-up of some of Europe's top players in a friendly scheduled for October 6 in Rome, the chief of the Iraqi football federation told AFP on Monday.
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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics
Iraq has been banned from taking part in the Beijing Olympics because of a government decision to disband the Iraqi Olympic Committee, an official at the committee said.
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Australia 1-0 Iraq
Harry Kewell scored just after half-time to give Australia a 1-0 win over Iraq in their 2010 World Cup qualifier in Brisbane.
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Iraq defy odds to claim Asian Cup title
Skipper Younis Mahmoud's thumping headed goal crowned Iraq as the Asian Cup champions for the first time with a stirring 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the final.
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Iraqi captain turns down Sunderland
Iraq skipper Younis Mahmoud has revealed he turned down the chance to move to Premier League newboys Sunderland in May.
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Chopra set for Sunderland switch
Sunderland are close to signing former Newcastle United striker Michael Chopra after agreeing a reported £5million fee with Cardiff, while discussions are ongoing with Iraq international Nashat Akram.
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Iraq call off Tunisia friendly
Iraq have withdrawn from a World Cup warm-up match with finalists Tunisia for administrative reasons, the Tunisian football federation said on Thursday.
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Azzurri beat Iraq to take bronze
Carrying all the hopes and dreams of a country in troubled times, the Iraq men's soccer team fell short in tonight's bronze medal match.
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Soccer teams to wear black armbands
The Iraqi and Italian soccer teams will wear black armbands when they play each other at the Olympic Games this evening in honour of an Italian journalist killed by kidnappers in Iraq.
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Iraq's great run comes to an end
Iraq's fairytale run in the Olympic football tournament ground to a shuddering halt in the shape of a 3-1 semi-final defeat to Paraguay.
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Iraq reach last four/soccer round-up
Iraq opened up a new chapter in their Olympic football fairytale today as they reached the semi-finals where they were joined by Italy, Paraguay and competiton favourites Argentina.
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Iraq soccer team fear exhaustion
Iraq's weary footballers fear their magical Olympic Games journey could be sabotaged by exhaustion.
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Ronaldo & Iraq burn brightest
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target for Portugal on the day his Manchester United teammates slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea.
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Iraq footballers shock Portuguese
Iraq's footballers, forced to share a training pitch with grazing sheep in Baghdad, provided cheer for their violence-racked country by upsetting Portugal 4-2 in their opening game of the men's soccer tournament.