Australia's biggest Iraqi community waved flags from car roofs, danced on tables and saluted Graham Arnold after he masterminded Iraq's passage to their first World Cup in 40 years.
In Fairfield in Sydney's west on Wednesday, crowds of expat Iraqis crammed around TV screens in cafes and restaurants before bursting into celebration when referee Ivan Barton blew the fulltime whistle on a 2-1 play-off win over Bolivia in Monterrey, Mexico.
