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Baghdad Football World Cup qualifier

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Iraq protesters turn sights on Iran football match

By AFP
17 Nov 2019 | 4:22 pm |

For Iraqis opposed to the Baghdad government and its sponsor Tehran, there is more than football at stake when Iraq faces Iran in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

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