"Armenia: Football Diplomacy & Relations with Turkey
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Monday, September 8th, 2008 @ 01:20 UTC
by Onnik Krikorian
A number of World Cup qualifying matches were played worldwide on Saturday, but even if Georgia was drawn against Ireland and had to move the venue for the football match to Germany following the war with Russia, many were instead interested in what might prove to be a historic political rather than sporting event. Without diplomatic relations or an open border, Armenia played against estranged neighbor Turkey in its capital, Yerevan."
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