Asian Cup: Iraq victory to stand as Iran’s 11th-hour protest over ineligible player fails

By Sebastian Hassett
Updated January 26 2015 - 1:13am, first published 12:20am
Free to play: Alaa Abdulzehra on the ball against Iran. A complaint about his appearance in the Asian Cup has been dismissed.  Photo: Matt Bedford
Free to play: Alaa Abdulzehra on the ball against Iran. A complaint about his appearance in the Asian Cup has been dismissed. Photo: Matt Bedford

Just 48 hours after being eliminated from the Asian Cup, Iran sensationally claimed that Iraq must be banned from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player.

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