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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46135)	5/15/2004 4:25:03 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) of 50167

Iraq celebrates Baghdad -- Gunfire erupted across Baghdad and tracer bullets lit the night sky yesterday, but for once, though, this was not war but joy -- Iraq's soccer team had qualified for its first Olympics with a win over Saudi Arabia. A year after the U.S. invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, the American-occupied country is still not safe enough for international sports. The final home game of the qualifying tournament was played in Amman, the capital of neighbouring Jordan. But fans glued to television screens erupted in traditional Iraqi manner, blasting shots from Kalashnikov rifles and machine guns in the air when Hawar Taher made the score 3-1 a minute from time. Carloads of men drove crazily throughout Baghdad. "We are all ecstatic," national Olympic coach Adnan Hamed told Reuters in Amman. "Iraq has a bright future before it. I'm sure we'll do well in the Olympics." Qualification yesterday looked unlikely, but a 0-0 draw between Kuwait and Oman sent Iraq to Athens ahead of Oman. theglobeandmail.com

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