Iraq Advances to First Asian Cup Final
By JOHN PYE
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 25, 2007; 10:33 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Noor Sabri made the crucial save and Iraq advanced to its first Asian Cup final by winning a penalty shootout 4-3 over South Korea on Wednesday.
Heavy celebratory gunfire rang out across the Iraqi capital and thousands of fans gathered in the central Baghdad district of Karradah to celebrate by dancing, beating drums and chanting "Iraq, Iraq." Elsewhere in the city, traffic snarled as drivers honked their horns _ Iraqi flags flying from their windows _ amid hundreds of fans.
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