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Iraq football team wins Asian Cup

Iraqi football team - Win 1st Asian Cup
Iraqi football team - Win 1st Asian Cup

The Iraqi national football team has won the Asian Cup for the first time, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The team includes Sunni and Shia Muslims, as well as Kurds and has been widely praised for its uniting influence on the country.

Tight security was in place in Iraq during the football final.

Thousands of fans took the streets earlier this week when Iraq qualified for the final with an unexpected win over South Korea.

Thousands of Iraqis have spilled onto the streets of Baghdad to celebrate the win.

But the celebrations were marred by two bomb attacks, which killed at least 50 people.