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Friday, August 27, 2004 at 10:00 AM EDT
An Improbable Journey

The remarkable story of Iraq’s soccer team at the Olympics came to a disappointing end today for the players who lost 1-0 in a bronze medal game against Italy.

Just before kickoff the two teams exchanged condolences for an Italian journalist who was killed by Iraqi militants. The Iraqis go home without a medal but leave as winners in the eyes of the world for their courage.

Thanassis Cambanis is the Baghdad Bureau Chief for the Boston Globe and is covering the Olympics. He shares his unique perspective on the significance of this Iraqi soccer team.

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Thanassis Cambanis, covering the Olympics for the Boston Globe and Baghdad Bureau Chief

 
 

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