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• July 25: Iraq's Basem Gatea (3) battles for the ball with Cho Jae-jin from South Korea during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup semifinal soccer match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• July 25: Iraq's Jasim Al Hamd (2) and others on the Iraq soccer team celebrate their semifinals win over South Korea at their Asian Cup soccer tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Iraq defeated South Korea 4-3 on penalty goals.
• July 25: Jasim Al Hamd (2) and Basem Gatea (3) and other Iraq's players celebrate in rear while South Korea's Kin Jung-woo, red jersey, reacts after winning against South Korea during 2007 AFC Asian Cup semi-final soccer match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Iraq advanced to its first Asian Cup final by winning a penalty shootout 4-3 over South Korea on Wednesday.
• July 25: Iraq's Younes Khalef, 10, and Nashat Ali, 5, celebrate their team's win over South Korea in a semifinals match at the Asian Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Iraq defeated South Korea 4-3 on penalties.
• July 25: Iraq star striker Younes Khalef wraps himself in the Iraqi flag as he takes one last look at the scoreboard following Iraq's win over South Korea in a semifinals match at the Asian Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Iraq defeated South Korea 4-3 on penalties.
• July 25: An Iraqi soldier watches boys celebrate in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, after the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final.
• July 25: U.S. soldiers cheer on the young boys celebrating outside their combat outpost in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, after the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final.
• July 25: Iraqi soccer fans celebrate in central Baghdad, Iraq, after the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final.
• July 25: An Iraqi soccer fan sprays confetti from her car in the shiite neighborhood, Sadr City, of Baghdad, Iraq, after the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final.
• July 25: Iraqis celebrate in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, after the country's national soccer team beat South Korea in the Asian Cup to reach the tournament's final.