Celebratory gunfire over Iraq soccer win (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Iraqis danced in the streets or in the backs of pickups and fired guns in the air to welcome their national soccer team's victory Saturday in a World Cup qualifying game. Dozens of people -- most young men and children -- waved Iraqi flags and chanted "Long live Iraq" and "Bring on the cup, bring it on," a traditional soccer song.

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