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 Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: "Iraq upset all odds to win first Asian Cup" |
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Hopefully this Iraqi victory will energize the forces for unification of the population behind a common goal and should be exploited to the nth degree for that purpose.
| Quote: | Iraq upset all odds to win first Asian Cup
Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:45PM BST
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Iraq beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 on Sunday to win their first Asian Cup and provide a fairytale ending to the continental football championship.
The Saudis had been bidding to become the first four-times winners of the event but Iraq, riding a wave of global sentiment, upset the hot-favourites for a rare slice of sporting glory.
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note: This was, apparently, an early posting from Reuters. A more extensive Reuters report is now being offered. Missing from the earlier report above was a final sentence, only available in the "Print This Article" version...
| Quote: | | Iraq's unexpected victory not only captured the imagination of the sporting world but helped unify a country ravaged by war and ripped apart by sectarian violence. |
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