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FIFA has suspended Iraq from international football.FIFA took this decision due to political interference in the country's football association.
The world governing body said in a statement, "The FIFA Emergency Committee has...decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) due to governmental interference.”
FIFA said it had learned earlier this week that the Iraqi Olympic Committee had disbanded the IFA and the associations’ headquarters had been seized by government security forces.
The ruling means Iraq will not participate in any internationals - friendly or competitive .The suspension also bars its clubs from playing foreign opposition.
