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Iraq's (L) and Jordan's starting eleven obeserve a moment of silence ahead of their international friendly football match between Iraq and Jordan at Basra Sports City in Basra on June 1, 2017.
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June 2nd, 2017 - 11:46 GMT

Iraq beat Jordan in first post-ban friendly at home

The Iraqi national football team beat Jordan 1-0 Wednesday in a friendly match that is aimed to lift a ban imposed on Iraq by the world football governing body FIFA since 2013.