Iraq withdraw from Asian Games football tournament

Asian Games at Jakarta in Indonesia

Iraq have withdrawn from the football tournament of this month’s Asian Games at Jakarta in Indonesia, potentially throwing the competition into turmoil less than two weeks before kick-off. The Iraq Olympic Committee have withdrawn the team from the event, according to a source in Baghdad. It

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