Inside Iraq - The future of Iraq's football
- 12 years ago
Iraq is plagued by sectarian tension but one thing that is almost guaranteed to unite all Iraqis is their passion for football.
Iraq's Asian Cup victory in 2007 spread jubilation across the nation, but Iraqis rarely have an opportunity to celebrate events like those, because the politics inside the Iraq football association bizarrely mimic the political picture at national level.
Iraq's Asian Cup victory in 2007 spread jubilation across the nation, but Iraqis rarely have an opportunity to celebrate events like those, because the politics inside the Iraq football association bizarrely mimic the political picture at national level.