HONG KONG (Reuters) - Iraq have withdrawn from the football tournament of this month's Asian Games in Jakarta, potentially throwing the competition into turmoil less than two weeks before kickoff.
The Iraq Olympic Committee have pulled the team from the event, according to a source in Baghdad, and the decision will leave officials needing to address an imbalance in the opening phase of the tournament.
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