His father dreamed of building a beautiful house of his own. Hussain family thought they would live happily in that house. But in 2008, a terrible event destroyed the entire family. His father was killed by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. ISIS on the other hand killed his brother. Ayman Hussain, the son of that family, represented Iraq in the World Cup todayi gave Aymen made history even though Iraq did not win the match against Norway in Arling Holland. Iraq lost the match 1-4 but Ayman overcame the horrors of war to write a new comeback story.
The Norwegians went ahead early in their Group I match at Boston Stadium. Holland C in the 29th minutei did Then in the 39th minute, Aymen equalized with a header from Al Ammari’s pass. But that happiness didn’t last long. Holland scored another goal in the fourth minute to give the European country the lead again. Then Leo Ostigard scored in the 76th minute. And an Iraqi own goal at the very end of the game widened Norway’s lead. Ayman scored a suicide goal.
After 40 years, Iraq has again qualified for the World Cup. Intercontinental Qualifying Mountain Bolivia 2-1 cIraq won the World Cup ticket by defeating ‘L’. The winning goal came from Ayman’s feet. He was born in Iraq’s war-torn Al Hajwa region. He grew up surrounded by the sound of gunfire and screams of death. Football was the only way to survive in that horrible environment. He lost his father when he was only 12 years old. His father was in the Iraqi army. He was killed by al-Qaeda while buying things to decorate his house.
To this day their house remains unfinished. In an interview with FIFA before the first game, Aymen said he still dreamsSave the money and go to the village to finish the housework that his father had started. But his sad story did not end with the death of his father. He asked his mother to leave the village after he started playing football. But his mother did not agree. One day he came to know that his brother had gone missing. And then he never came back. At that time the area was under the control of IS. Like his father, his brother served in the army.
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After his brother disappeared, Aymen lost interest in playing football. He decided to quit football. His mother encouraged him during such difficult times. His mother wanted Aymen not to stop dreaming. To realize that dream, Iraq was selected in the squad and invited to the World Cup. He currently plays for Al Karmar in Iraq. In Iraq he is known as the Lion of Mesopotamia. But he also got into trouble when he came to the United States. After arriving in the United States, he was detained by immigration officials for seven hours and his phone was searched. After so much trouble and the pain of losing his parents, he went to the World CupI managed to do it. Now surely Aymen can complete his unfinished house.