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The episode discusses West Asian football and the implications of Iraq's World Cup qualification with expert Bassil Mikdadi.

Recorded hours after Iraq qualified for this summer's World Cup, West Asian Football expert and host of the Football Palestine Podcast Bassil Mikdadi joined Dotun and Tim to discuss football in West Asia. He discussed what we could expect from the teams qualified from the Middle East, what the war in the region means for Iran's participation, the wonder of the Palestine side and the impact Mo Salah has had on Arab Football. Join the Brazilian Shirt Name Whatsapp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBNgO58PgsAgQXRP32T Purchase Tim's New Book, Mundiales: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/mundiales

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