Iraq Pulls Off Another Soccer Stunner
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The Iraqi soccer team is one victory away from an improbable trip to the podium. Emad Mohammed's 12-yard bicycle kick in the 64th minute gave Iraq a 1-0 victory over Australia in the quarterfinals Saturday, putting the invaded, war-torn country in position to compete for only its second Olympic medal in the nation's history.
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England v Azerbaijan - another game for the national side totally overshadowed by David Beckham. This is, of course, a not uncommon phenomena.
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Italy beats Iraq 1-0 to take the Olympic football bronze, a day after an Italian journalist's death in Iraq.
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Nothing changed at the top of Serie A as all top teams won their games to keep the distance between one another unaltered. Juventus came back from behind against Lazio to win thanks to another goal by Ibrahimovic
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- For the 18 Iraq soccer players and to the thousands of Iraqi exiles who swarmed to this northern Greek city last night to watch them play in the Olympic semifinals, last night's match was about one thing: Iraqi pride. &quot;We want to make the people back home happy, and please them, because the Americans have destroyed them,&quot; ...
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Iraq's Olympic footballers attack President Bush, accusing him of exploiting their success.
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Asian Cup holders Iraq were confused and annoyed when they were made to listen to the wrong national anthem before their opening match of the King's Cup tournament in Thailand on Saturday.
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Iraqâs successful Olympic soccer team is preparing itself for its biggest sporting challenge at the Athens 2004 Olympics. On Tuesday night, Iraqi players will play against Paraguay in the Olympics football semi-finals.
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Iraq's footballers extended their  fairytale run at the Athens Olympics Saturday, beating  Australia 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men's tournament.
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Naser Abdul-Ameer watched his four sons kick a soccer ball around the popular al-Zahra park in Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Arab western Karkh area. It's a trip they make weekly. A year ago it was unimaginable.
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AMERICA was on the brink of another sporting humiliation last night after Spain stormed into a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final. After the US Olympic &#39;Dream Team&#39; mustered only a basketball bronze medal, the
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When the referee blows the opening whistle, Iraqis divided by sectarian violence put their differences aside to cheer on their team for 90 minutes.
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A stream of red tracer bullets cut through the night sky amid a hail of celebratory gunfire as Iraqis, exhausted from war and unending violence, celebrated their national soccer team's startling 1-0 victory over Australia in the Olympic quarterfinal.
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The focus in Iraq is shifting to winning the hearts and minds of the people, but it's not as easy as just handing out food and soccer balls. Danger Room's Noah Shachtman reports from Iraq.
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Iraq's footballers beat Australia 1-0  Saturday to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men's  tournament, triggering celebratory gunfire in their  violence-racked country.
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Iraqis, weary of violence and  deprivation, erupted in wild celebration Saturday after their  national soccer team beat Australia 1-0 in the Athens Games.
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L'Australia &egrave; stata battuta 3-1 dall'Iraq a Bangkok nella Coppa d'Asia e rischia una clamoros...