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The Iran and Iraq national football teams are sporting rivals who have played each other since 1962. According to ''The Malay Mail'', "Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch". Iraq have failed to beat Iran since 1996. ==Origins== The rivalry is not such a football-inspired ill-feeling between the two, but more of geography, religion and history.〔 Iran and Iraq are neighbouring countries, sharing a long history. In contemporary era, especially during the reign of Saddam Hussein, the two countries had bad relations and fought the Iran–Iraq War for 8 years.〔〔 In 2001, for the first time in decades, an Iran-Iraq match was not held at a neutral venue.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iran–Iraq football rivalry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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