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OLYMPIC SOCCER QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE, 2004, IRAQI MEN'S TEAM

• Hello. I am looking for the 2004 Olympic qualification schedule for the Iraq Mens Soccer Team. (They are through to what I believe is the final leg of regional qualifiers.) So I need to know: 1) what is the Olympic qualifying schedule for the Iraq men's football team in 2004? (opponents, dates, and home-or-away) 2) is the current round of qualifiers (the round that they will soon start playing) the final round before Athens? Many thanks, bbull

• Answer:

  Dear bbull, 1) Below, I provided a table with the coming qualification matches of the Iraqi Olympic football men's team, including dates, opponents, and information on whether the Iraqi team is playing home or away. Please note that the previous "home" qualification matches of the Iraqi team were played in Amman (Jordan) and Damascus (Syria), respectively. So it is possible that, due to the current situation in their own country, the coming Iraqi "home" matches will also take place in a neighboring country. The Asian Football Association still lists the locations as "To Be Announced". 2) The next qualification round, starting for Iraq on 3 March with the match against Oman, will be the final round before the Olympic Games. Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament - Asia - Final Qualifying Round, Group C, Iraq's Matches 3 March 2004 Iraq (home) - Oman 17 March 2004 Saudi Arabia - Iraq (away) 24 March 2004 Iraq (home) - Kuwait 14 April 2004 Kuwait - Iraq (away) 28 April 2004 Oman - Iraq (away) 12 May 2004 Iraq (home) - Saudi Arabia Sources: RSSSF: Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament, Asia http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol2004q.html#Asia FootballAsia: Olympic Asian Qualifiers - Final Round, Group C http://www.footballasia.com/en/comps/olympics/detail.asp?pid=570&cid=1001&tbl=Y&sec=2&ssec=22 FootballInternational.co.uk: Olympic Games 2004 Asia Qualifying http://jason.soffe.free.fr/asia/asiaog/asiaog2004q.html Maxell AFC: Asian Qualifiers - Olympics 2004 http://www.maxell.co.jp/afc/eng/games/olympic.html Search terms used: olympics 2004 football iraq qualifying ://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=olympics+2004+football+iraq+qualifying&btnG=Google+Suche iraqi football athens 2004 ://www.google.de/search?q=iraqi+football+athens+2004&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=de&btnG=Google+Suche qualifying athens football oman iraq ://www.google.de/search?q=qualifying+athens+football+oman+iraq&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&start=0&sa=N asian qualifiers olympic football ://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=asian+qualifiers+olympic+football&spell=1 Hope this is what you were looking for! Best regards, Scriptor