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The Iraqi national football team () is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They are the reigning champions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
During the rule of the government of Saddam Hussein, Saddam's son, Uday Hussein, was in charge of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and, by extension, the national football team. Under Uday's leadership, motivational lectures to the team included threats to cut off players' legs, while missed practices resulted in prison time and losses resulted in flogging with electric cable or baths in raw sewage. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/19/1050172797737.html] Despite the war in Iraq, the football team, then guided by Adnan Hamad, continued playing international tournaments with good results, Iraq won the 2004 AFC team of the year. The Olympic team qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics and then represented the country in the Asian Cup, where reached the quarterfinals, as they had done in 1996 and 2000. At the 2004 Olympics, Iraq defeated Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia finally coming 4th and won the fair play award. After winning the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Iraq was nominated for the Prince of Asturias Award. [http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=25138&obj=1000305]
During the rule of the government of Saddam Hussein, Saddam's son, Uday Hussein, was in charge of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and, by extension, the national football team. Under Uday's leadership, motivational lectures to the team included threats to cut off players' legs, while missed practices resulted in prison time and losses resulted in flogging with electric cable or baths in raw sewage. [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/19/1050172797737.html] Despite the war in Iraq, the football team, then guided by Adnan Hamad, continued playing international tournaments with good results, Iraq won the 2004 AFC team of the year. The Olympic team qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics and then represented the country in the Asian Cup, where reached the quarterfinals, as they had done in 1996 and 2000. At the 2004 Olympics, Iraq defeated Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia finally coming 4th and won the fair play award. After winning the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Iraq was nominated for the Prince of Asturias Award. [http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=25138&obj=1000305]
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