Iraqi soccer fans celebrate end of 40-year World Cup drought

Source: www.npr.org · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:21:51 GMT

The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Iraqi diaspora.

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