The Iraqi Football Team (bringing together the Iraqi people)
by Sunshine
Today was a different day, a really nice day. We, Iraqis, achieved a great success. We won the football games to reach the finals and qualified for the semi-final round for the second time for the first time in 31 years. The Iraqi team qualified to the same round in the Championship. The Iraqi team is in it’s road towards gaining AFC Asian Cup. We shall play with Saudi Arabia on 29/7, I hope we’ll win.
Our football players won today and that made Iraqis extremely happy; our streets are full of young men celebrating it was a day that all Iraqis united. I am so glad not only because we won, but because all the Iraqis today were feeling the same way when we achieved a goal or miss one. We all jumped when we won and prayed while the players were playing to win the game. The Iraqi football team and the match brought together all Iraqis regardless of our religions or castes, whoever they are, Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds, Muslims ( Sunnis & Shiites), Christians, etc..
All the Iraqis who live outside or inside Iraq were feeling the same way.
Our players played hard to reach the finalist level, they played while their country was agonizing they won to cheer their wronged people.
I know our countries news is every where and people talk about Iraq a lot, it’s mentioned in newspapers and televisions all the time. BUT this time (for the first time) it would be good news. I want Iraq’s name to be high and it’s flag fluttering so high. Iraqi guys were exceptionally happy, laughing and celebrating, we the needed to feel that way, we haven’t felt happy for a long time. I didn’t see many cars in the streets for a long time, but today it was awesome and full of life in all the Iraqi cities from the north to the south, in the east and the west.
It is a great way to unit Iraqis. May god help and bless the Iraqis and all the Iraqi teams.
Sunshine..
P.S this is the first football match I have watched, I am not a very big fan of sport; I like to hear the result when the Iraqi team is playing, but from now on I’ll watch the Iraqi matches.