Stories by Liz Baker
Liz Baker
Producer, National Desk
By Liz Baker
Iraqi soccer fans celebrate end of 40-year World Cup drought
Jasmine Garsd, Liz Baker | Jun 16, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC
The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Iraqi diaspora.