Iraq will have to play all home matches on neutral territory indefinitely after FIFA slapped them with a ban on Friday.
FIFA's ban comes in the wake of general security concerns in Iraq's last home game against Jordan on September 2, with a letter from the governing body to the Iraq Football Association emphasising that the security plan of the Franco Hariri Stadium did not meet "the structural, technical, organisational and operational requirement specified in FIFA regulations."
The Gulf nation will now have to nominate a neutral venue for the remaining 2014 World Cup qualifiers and 2012 Olympic qualifiers that are scheduled as 'home' fixtures, by October 1 and 3 respectively, as announced on FIFA.com.
Iraq are currently third in Group A of the 2014 Wo [...]
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