
[Baghdad, July 13. Image via Getty]
An Iraqi girl with the national flag painted on her cheeks and wearing medals carries the flag as she parades in the al-Shaab Stadium at the start of the friendly match Iraq versus Palestine in central Baghdad on July 13, 2009. Iraq won 4-0. Over 50,000 fans attended the first international football match played in the Iraqi capital since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)















