1984 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The Gulf Cup of Nations 1984 took place in Muscat capital of Oman, from March 9, to March 28, 1984. Iraq won this tournament after beating Qatar in the decisive match between the two teams. Both Iraq and Qatar had finished with the same count of points at the round robin tournament earlier. Iraqi Players Hussein Saeed scored seven goals, to become Topscorer, Saeed was also selected as best player of the tournament along Oman's Ghulam Khamis.
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