Hoping to reach the final tournament for the 1 time in 24 years, Asian champions Iraq defeated Pakistan 7-0 in the 1 leg of the 1 round of the Asian qualifying zone for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Nashat Akram opened the scoring in 19 minute before Karim netted his 1 of four goals six minutes later. Iraq would go onto score five goals into the 2 half.
The win was the first for new coach Egil Olsen. He took Norway to the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World CUP final and to 2 place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola world ranking.
Iraq will play their 1 round home leg in Aleppo, Syria due to security concerns in Iraq.

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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (Asia): Pakistan vs. Iraq