Iran, Iraq seek calm passage to Asian Cup semi-finals
Bitter rivals Iran and Iraq square off in a potentially explosive Asian Cup quarter-final in Canberra on Friday with the coaches of both teams urging players to keep their emotions in check./ There has been little love lost between the neighbours over the years, Iran frequently coming out on top -- winning the continental tournament three times to Iraq's solitary title. The prize is a semi-final with South Korea or Uzbekistan as Iran bid to end an Asian Cup drought stretching back to 1976, and Iraq a repeat their improbable triumph of 2007. ...
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