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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY TOM SULLIVAN: Kurdistan's supporters hold Kurdistan's flag and cheer their team during the CONIFA (Confederation of Independent Football) World Football Cup 2014 match between Tamil Eelam and Kurdistan on June 3, 2014 in Oestersund, Sweden. 12 teams with large refugee diaspora from four continents, including Tamils, Kurds, Sami and Occitanians, compete in Oestersund in one of the world's largest tournaments for stateless or indigenous people, regions seeking autonomy and other non-FIFA affiliated teams. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kurdistan's supporters hold Kurdistan's flag and cheer their team during the CONIFA (Confederation of Independent Football) World Football Cup 2014 match between Tamil Eelam and Kurdistan on June 3, 2014 in Oestersund, Sweden. 12 teams with large refugee diaspora from four continents, including Tamils, Kurds, Sami and Occitanians, compete in Oestersund in one of the world's largest tournaments for stateless or indigenous people, regions seeking autonomy and other non-FIFA affiliated teams. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND        (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)