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Iraq footballer Zidane Iqbal is set to become the first ever player of Pakistani heritage to play at a World Cup

Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was delayed on the way to his first World Cup. He still made the best of his tournament debut. Earlier this month, it wasn’t clear whether Hussein would be able to compete in the tournament after he and another member of the team’s traveling party were detained for several hours coming through U.

Iraqi National Team Supporters in California hosted the watch party at Prestige Banquet Hall in El Cajon for the Norway match.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Iraq and Norway FIFA World Cup Group I match.

The Iraq national team celebrated the arrival of defender Frans Putros' newborn son, just a day before opening their World Cup match against Norway.