Lebanese victory boosts national unity and spotlights Gulf problems
Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed stadium
By James M. Dorsey
Lebanon advanced for the first time in its soccer history to the fourth and final Asian qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup despite losing this week to the United Arab Emirates. In doing so, the Lebanese squad cemented soccer’s role as a rallying point for a country divided and scarred by years…
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