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FIFA Owes Iraq 3 Points!

Posted by Nomadic • 7/12/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: fifa, football, iraq, nomadic, qatar, world cup

A facebook pal, Ali contacted me about this issue. I am clearly NOT a football fan, but as a writer he thought I might be able to help....

nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/07/fifa-owes-iraq-3-points.html

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7/13/08

Nomadic

I thought I would bump this up again as there are only 18 days left to appeal to FIFA. I see this post has some readers if no comments....

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7/13/08

crkian

The problem is that it was reported by a couple of other teams at the start of the qualifiers and by iraq in the first game. Why wait until after you are out to complain.

The bloke had 2 passports, 2 names and 2 different lives.

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1. 7/13/08
  
  Nomadic
  
  Ah well. You may be right, but I will support anything that bashes the decadance of Gulf States.
2. 7/13/08
  
  crkian
  
  True, but Iraq are a really bad football team its like putting my sunday league team against man united
3. 7/13/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Or Leeds utd up against a true premier class Yorkshire team.
4. 7/13/08
  
  crkian
  
  leeds are the only premiership class yorkshire team, ull are just holding our place
5. 7/13/08
  
  Nomadic
  
  As I mentioned, I am betrothed to a Sheffield Wednesday fan...so I have nothing to add.
7/13/08

Nomadic

Really? Are Qatar that good? I love supporting the underdog, so quite delighted to hear Iraq are a bad football team.

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7/13/08

crkian

qatar are really bad as well but they had about 60% of the play in that game

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7/13/08

Nomadic

VERY impressed that you watched it. Clearly I am talking to an absolute expert.

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7/13/08

Crazysah

Yeah. Iraq definitely deserve the three points!

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7/13/08

Nomadic

Something for your Daily Dose?

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7/13/08

alexmcone

Maybe there's something else in the rulebooks that helps Qatar. Maybe Qatar paid FIFA off; God knows they have the cash to do it.

I suspect the teams who did complain were economically depraved countries. If that's so you might have your answer right there.

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7/13/08

Nomadic

Football for Oil?

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1. 7/13/08
  
  alexmcone
  
  No. That would be cliche.
  
  I'm just saying that because there have been a number of controversies (especially corruption) with FIFA. So ... maybe, just maybe Qatar paid them off.