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Iraq World Cup 2026 team guide

The Guardian Sport Saturday 06 June 2026, 23:01 UTC By Hassanin Mubarak 1 min read
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Graham Arnold’s team have overcome adversity on and off the pitch, but may benefit from the pressure being off them in a tough groupThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June Continue reading...

Graham Arnold’s team have overcome adversity on and off the pitch, but may benefit from the pressure being off them in a tough group

This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June

Continue reading...
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