A sign with the rules for entering Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq August 5, 2019. Picture taken August 5, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - The match should have been cause for young Iraqis to celebrate. Their national team beat Lebanon 1-0 in the first competitive international hosted by Iraq for years in the holy city of Kerbala, complete with an opening ceremony of music and dance.
Instead, the event drew high-level criticism which many of the city's youth say shows the gulf between them and the political and religious establishment.
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