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Country united by star's goal

By Associated press in Baghdad | China Daily | Updated: 2016-02-16 08:04

Soccer team's victory over Qatar has become a rare point of pride across war-torn state

Islamic State militants drove Ayman Hussein from his home. Eighteen months later, he sent Iraq's soccer team to the Olympics.

Hussein kicked the game-winning goal against Qatar last month in a qualifying match, uniting Iraqis in a rare moment of triumph and becoming a national celebrity. But his journey to Brazil has been marked by the same violence and displacement that have shattered the lives of so many of his fans.

Country united by star's goal

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