The Story of Iraq's Return to the World Cup Stage

Valair Shabilla of 615 Soccer is back with us to tell a story that's forty years in the making, Iraq is headed to the World Cup for the first time since Mexico 1986. The moment qualification was secured was witnessed by Valair down in Monterey, Mexico a few weeks back. He's here to tell us how it happened, why they were away for so long, what to expect from Iraq this summer and who the heroes of the campaign were.

You can follow all of Valair's work by following him on BlueSky and at 615 Soccer.

You can follow Thomas on BlueSky.

Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.

If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.