The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Iraqi diaspora.

Like Ali (*), an engineer in Boston, tens of thousands of Iraqis fled their country after the 2003 U.S. invasion and the ...

Soccer fans usually feel upbeat emotions when watching their national team play in a FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 ...

FIFA has spent decades expanding the World Cup to include more countries from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Norwegian and Iraqi soccer fans say they are optimistic over their teams after their first match in the FIFA World Cup. Norway won ...

The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in... Iraqi soccer fans celebrate end of 40-year World Cup ...