Meet the former Man Utd midfielder who has helped Iraq reach the World Cup

“It is going to be a dream come true and I cannot wait,” Zidane Iqbal tells Sky Sports . He is going to the World Cup and is understandably excited. The former Manchester United midfielder has helped Iraq qualify for the first time in 40 years. That 1986 appearance was long before his time. "The 2010 World Cup is the first I can remember." Not even the headbutt by his namesake Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 final? "I have seen the clips but I was only three!" Now Iraq get to make memories of their own.

"The amount of messages, the support we have had is crazy." Iqbal, now playing for Utrecht but…