The 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup was a seven-team friendly football tournament, held in

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from 30 October to 12 November 1989. The timing of this tournament was a year after the end of

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. Some notable sporting personalities attended this tournament such as Juan Antonio Samaranch, João Havelange and Michel Platini. The seven-teams that participated in this tournament were:

as Host,

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''Third Place Team of 1988 Asian Cup'',

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''who had Participated in 1988 Olympic Games'',

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and two countries from

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and

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Competition

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Semi finals

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Third Place Match

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Final

Goalscorers

5 goals *

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3 goals * Mohammed Hussein 2 goals *

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* Laith Hussein * Badr Al-Anbari * Salah Al-Hassawi * Ronald Vvubya * Magid Musisi 1 goals * Abdoulaye Emmerson * Fodé Camara * Mojtaba Moharrami *

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* Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard * Samir Kadhim * Basil Fadhel * Abdullah Al-Asfoor *

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* Abdul Nabi * Wael Suleyman *

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* Umar Senoga