Football fans wave the flags of Kurdistan and Iraq as they celebrate the Iraqi national team's victory against Oman in Erbil on Jan 19, 2023 (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)
Iraqi stadium security team members carry an injured football fan into an emergency area at the Basra International Stadium following a stampede, Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)
An aerial view of a worker mowing the turf of the pitch at the New Minaa Olympic Stadium, built to accomodate 30,000 spectators, in Iraq's southern city of Basra, Dec. 26, 2022. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (center) watching Erbil-Zakho match at Franso Hariri Football Stadium in Erbil, April 30, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (center) stands for a group photo with players of the Iraqi national futsal team in Erbil, June 28, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
