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Meet the Iraq player set to make history for Pakistan
Key takeaways
- Zidane Iqbal plays for FC Utrecht after coming through Manchester United's academy.
- The moment will instead be monumental for fans in Pakistan, a nation of more than 240 million people – the fifth largest population in the world – whose football team have never reached a World Cup.
- In fact, they have won just one qualifying game in their entire history.
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Zidane Iqbal plays for FC Utrecht after coming through Manchester United's academy. A former Manchester United prospect will make men's World Cup history if he steps on to the pitch for Iraq on Tuesday - but not for the country he is representing.
The moment will instead be monumental for fans in Pakistan, a nation of more than 240 million people – the fifth largest population in the world – whose football team have never reached a World Cup.
In fact, they have won just one qualifying game in their entire history.
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