FIFA lifts Iraqi Football Association suspension
Published 5/29/2008 by soccernet.com at ESPNsoccernet
The international suspension of the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) was provisionally lifted by FIFA on Thursday, allowing Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Australia to go ahead. > >
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Football's world governing body FIFA on Thursday "provisionally and conditionally" lifted its 12-month ban on Iraq taking part in international competition.
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