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Meet the Iraq player set to make history for Pakistan

Pakistan, a nation of more than 240 million people – the fifth largest population in the world – whose football team have never reached a World Cup. In fact, they have won just one qualifying game

Are Iran, US really close to a breakthrough ‘deal’?

football World Cup has returned to the country after three decades; the White House is preparing for a UFC bout to mark Trump’s 80th birthday on Sunday; then, he will fly to the French

Pakistan out of women’s football tournament in India over political strife

Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship will be hosted in the Indian state of Goa from May 25 to June 7, and while Pakistan is a SAFF member nation, its team will not participate

Iran ‘agreed to never have a nuclear weapon’, says Trump – as it happened

Cup match between Iran and New Zealand on Monday](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f4afb5dbed9954619d82ab76907c43fa1916d124/246_0_2465_1972/master/2465.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Fans display pre-revolutionary Iranian flags during Iran’s match on Monday. Photograph: André Penner/AP World football’s governing body Fifa has said