How Graham Arnold Took Iraq to the World Cup After 40 Years

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One of the greatest coaching feats in world football. Former Socceroos coach Graham Arnold joins The Howie Games to tell the unbelievable story of how he led Iraq to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years. Through war zones, political chaos, empty airspace, security convoys, and the most dramatic qualifiers imaginable. From arriving in Baghdad amid global conflict… To handling 40-year expectations from 46 million people… To winning a do-or-die playoff in Mexico that stunned the football world… This is not just a football story it’s a human, leadership, resilience and pressure story played out on the biggest stage in sport. 🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here. Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/the-howie-games Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 https://link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr