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The U-23 US men's team will have home filed advantage as they try to qualify for the 2008 Beijing
Olympics. US Soccer will host the eight-team tournament March 11-23 with matches taking place in
Carson, Ca. (The Home Depot Center), Tampa, Fl. (Raymond James Stadium) and Nashville, Tn. (LP
Field).
It appears the eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, with the top two teams in each
group advancing to the playoff stage.
Three members of the Iraqi Olympic team as well as an assistant coach have deserted their country
while in Australia. The four have grown tired of security concerns back home and are seeking
political asylum.
Assistant coach Saadi Toma and playing trio Ali Mansour, Ali Khidhayyir and Ali Abbas
were not present for the team's flight back home after their 2-0 defeat, with Toma later informing
the Iraqi FA by telephone that the quartet had applied for asylum.
