game by 1–0. The rivalry is not such a football-inspired ill-feeling between the two, but more of geography and history. Iran and Iraq are neighboring...

The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active...

"International Football's 10 Most Politically-Charged Football Rivalries" and 8th in Goal.com's "Football's 10 Greatest International Rivalries". Iran and Saudi...

Kuwait won on penalties. Iran–Iraq football rivalry Iraq–Saudi Arabia football rivalry "Storied Gulf Cup rivalry between Iraq and Kuwait survives war"...

The Iraq national football team (Arabic: منتخب الْعِرَاق لِكُرَةُ الْقَدَم) represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football...

The Iran national football team (Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال مردان ایران, romanized: Team Mellie Futbâle Mardâne Irân), recognised by FIFA as IR Iran, represents...

Iraq competed in the tournament with its B team squad. Saudi Arabia won on penalties. Iran–Iraq football rivalry Iran–Saudi Arabia football rivalry "Match...

2017). "Iran and Saudi Arabia's great rivalry explained". BBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2016. Bowen, Jeremy (7 July 2014). "The fearsome Iraqi militia...

This list of association football rivalries catalogues football rivalries around the world. This includes rivalries at the club and international level...

today within Iran, largely due to its siding with Iraq in the Iran–Iraq War. The MEK was founded on 5 September 1965 by leftist Iranian students affiliated...