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Iran–Iraq Football Rivalry
The Iran national football team, Iran and Iraq national football team, Iraq national Association football, football teams are List of sports rivalries, sporting rivals since 1962. According to ''The Malay Mail'', "Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch". The most recent match between the two teams was in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round, World Cup qualifier on 27 January 2022 hosted in Iran, where Iran won the game by 1–0. Origins The rivalry is not such a football-inspired ill-feeling between the two, but more of geography and history. Iran and Iraq are neighboring countries, that share a long history. In the contemporary era, especially during the reign of Saddam Hussein, the two countries had bad relations. In 2001, an Iran-Iraq match was not held at a neutral venue for the first time in decades. Major tournament matches 1972 AFC Asian Cup ---- 1976 AFC Asian Cup ---- 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification ---- 1996 AFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. Asia shares the landmass of Eurasia with Europe, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. In general terms, it is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a social constructionism, historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of the Turkish straits, the Ural Mountains an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
