Iraq Made Its First World Cup Appearance Since 1986 And Everyone Is Lusting Over Its Players
People have been posting videos on social media picking out which players they find most attractive and Iraq's squad keeps coming up.
People online can't stop talking about how attractive Iraq's national football team is.
Iraq is playing in the World Cup for only the second time ever.
The team's return to the World Cup stage has also caught the attention of an audience that has nothing to do with football.
People have been posting videos on social media picking out which players they find most attractive and Iraq's squad keeps coming up.
“istg these Iraqi national football team and their facecards,“ one person wrote online.
People also made memes about how they are watching Iraq’s matches to see the players.
Among the names that keep coming up for Iraq is a 22-year-old midfielder Youssef Amyn, who was born in Germany to Kurdish parents from Iraq.
People commenting on videos of Iraq's matches have also pointed to players like Ali Jasim and Zidane Iqbal, two of the team's more recognizable faces.
Iraq lost its opening match 4-1 to Norway on June 16, then lost 3-0 to France on Monday, June 22, a game in which France's Kylian Mbappé scored twice.
Iraq's third and final group-stage game is against Senegal on Friday, June 26, in Toronto.
A win wouldn't be enough on its own to send Iraq through to the next round, since the team has already lost twice, but it would let the team end the tournament on a high note in its first World Cup appearance since 1986.
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