Ultimately, what is it about football that holds such a strong and enduring passion in the hearts of the Iraqi people?

Even the Iraqi football team has been put together again. The only remaining task is to organise a tennis tournament in Baghdad, and the select Alwiya club ... Aug 13, 2020 ... Soccer bonded Christian and Muslim teammates in Iraq, but that camaraderie didn't change attitudes. Jun 10, 2017 ... Unlike the current state of Iraq's national team, the 60's signaled the start of an extraordinary era for Iraqi football. By far the greatest ... Jun 1, 2017 ... Iraq's national soccer team played its first game on home soil in years on Thursday, beating Jordan 1-0 in Basra, a city that suffered some of the worst ... Like much of life in Iraqi Kurdistan, the cities' soccer teams are segregated by religion and many are founded by displaced Christians. Before the start of the ... May 31, 2019 ... It has been proven that Uday once interned several members of the Iraqi national football team in a detention camp because they lost 3:0 to the ... Aug 23, 2021 ... Real Salt Lake forward Justin Meram has been called in to the Iraq National Team for World Cup Qualifying matches against South Korea on September 2 and Iran ... Jan 19, 2023 ... Hammoudi congratulated the team which lifted the Arab Gulf Cup for the first time since 1988. Eight countries participated in the tournament - ... Feb 25, 2008 ... BAGHDAD — Iraq's soccer association has named an Iraqi to replace the national team's Norwegian coach after a disappointing performance in ... Jul 30, 2018 ... Iraq's national soccer team is set to travel Thursday on its first-ever visit to the Palestinian territories where it will face off against the Palestinian ...