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.
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