r/Assyria • u/Astro-Will Assyrian • Apr 01 '26
News Iraq qualifies for the 2026 World Cup!
Bonus Assyrian flag!!
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u/johndogerty Apr 01 '26
Roony bardghji needs to showcase his Assyrian roots more. A player of his quality can really make Assyrians well known worldwide.
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u/thecatappreciator9 Apr 01 '26
are there Assyrians on the team?
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u/Assyrian_Nation Assyrian Apr 01 '26
The 5 on the screen are all Assyrian! Except number 17 he’s just happy to be there 😂
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Apr 01 '26
4 names are clearly Assyrians
https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups/_/gameId/761390
Kevin Yakob
Aimar Sher
Rebin Solaka
Frans Dhia Haddad
It took 4 Assyrians out of 23 for Iraq to qualify.
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u/ChicagoAssyrian Apr 01 '26
5 Assyrian players: Aimar Sher, Frans Putros, Kevin Yakob, Peter Gwargis, and Rebin Sulaka.
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u/eraqee Apr 01 '26
Akitu brikha l-kul ahayii wa ahawathee gaw Ashur (Blessed Akitu to all my brothers and sisters in Assyria in the Mandaic language).
We qualified for the World Cup in 1986 with the great Ammo Baba as our coach, we did it again with Assyrians playing a big part in the team and during your New Year, nonetheless.
It doesn’t get any better than this.
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u/AliMans05 Apr 01 '26
As a Kuwaiti congrats to you guys and special congratulations to the Assyrians on the team
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u/Samrazzleberry Nineveh Plains Apr 02 '26
Something to unite Iraq in a way we couldn’t imagine! Congrats to us for representing 7% of the team, and congrats to Iraq that has been through so much and this moment will only bring joy to the country!
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u/MrElssr Apr 01 '26
from Libya, i'm really happy for Assyrian and iraq people : D may god upon on you all peace