Iraq may have lost their first World Cup game in 40 years, but I've never felt prouder to be Iraqi | The National

It only just dawned on me that I've never actually heard the Iraqi national anthem. I've never lived in Iraq and have never been there as an adult. I know the British anthem, the Italian anthem and the Dutch one. I am a Formula 1 fan and there's no escaping Max Verstappen.

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