Al-Qaeda and IS tore his family apart: Iraqi World Cup captain has a life full of tragedy behind him

Iraq did not win its first ever victory at the World Cup last week, but captain Aymen Hussein (30) made the Iraqi fans dream for a moment with the equalizer against Norway. But behind his heroic role lies a story full of tragedy. Because Hussein lost both his father and brother. “When we saw his body, our world collapsed.”

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