What is the truth behind the video circulating that it is of Russians celebrating the Iraqi national team's victory over its Ukrainian counterpart in the Paris Olympics?
Circulated on social media is a video accompanied by a text stating, "Russians celebrating after Iraq's victory over Ukraine."
Clarification:
The attached claim is inaccurate. The video is old and was previously circulated in January 2023, titled "Our Russian brothers celebrating Iraq's victory in the Gulf Cup," when the Iraqi team won the 25th Gulf Cup after defeating the Omani team.
We could not determine the original source of the video, but its previous circulation disproves the recent claim attached to it.
Additionally, by examining the video, one can notice a TV screen displaying a match where spectators are wearing winter clothes, contrary to the weather conditions in the stadium during the match yesterday on Wednesday, July 24, where most spectators were wearing summer clothes.
Moreover, one person in the video indicated with their fingers the numbers 2-3, which was the final score of the Gulf Cup 25 championship match at that time.
The circulation of this video comes after the Iraqi national team managed yesterday, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, to win against its Ukrainian counterpart in the first round of the Olympic Games in Paris with two goals to one, where the player (Ayman Hussein) scored the first equalizing goal in the 57th minute through a penalty kick, and (Ali Jassim) scored the second goal in the 75th minute.