Report: Feyzan Lakhani. The flags of Pakistan and Iraq will be featured on the boots of Zaidan Iqbal, the British footballer of Pakistani origin who is representing Iraq at the FIFA World Cup.
Zidane Iqbal can write history in the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Iraq and Norway. Zidan Iqbal will become the first player of Pakistani origin to play in the FIFA World Cup.
Zidan Iqbal, who is part of the Iraqi team, his father is from Pakistan, his mother is from Iraq, but the young player was born in Manchester.
Zidane Iqbal will also reveal his Pakistani identity with Iraq in the World Cup. The flags of Pakistan and Iraq will be prominently displayed on Zidane Iqbal’s football boots.
Where the flag of Pakistan is seen on the right and the flag of Iraq on the left, the unique expression of Zidane Iqbal will be defined.
Zeydan Iqbal said in his interview that I see both identities as the same, my father is Pakistani, he is the most respected person in my life who helped me a lot in my career.
He said that I wear the flag of Iraq on my left shoe and the flag of Pakistan on my right shoe because both countries are important to me.
He said that I will be the first Pakistani player to play in the World Cup. I hope Pakistani children also get hope after seeing me.
