Using characteristic local cloth, the Palestine team draws goalless in their qualifying debut against Lebanon, in a match in the United Arab Emirates
Living days of horror amid the conflict between Israel and the Hamasat Gaza StripThe Palestine entered the field to debut in Asian Qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup. With a goalless draw against Lebanon this Thursday, 16th, in Sharjahus United Arab Emiratesthe game was played in a neutral location for security reasons, taking place in Khalib bin Mohammed Stadiumwith closed gates.
Before the duel, the Palestinian players wore the characteristic keffiyeh, a scarf symbolic of the country’s nationalist movement. The team’s uniform itself has details that refer to the accessory. Palestine’s next match will be against Australianext Tuesday, 21. The most recent wave of conflicts in Gaza, since October, has affected the selection mainly as home team. The duel will take place at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadiumat the Kuwaitand not in Faisal Al-Husseini Stadiumat West Bankwhere the national team’s games usually take place.
In Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, behind closed doors, Lebanon and Palestine were 0-0.
A good result for a team facing the conditions that Palestine has been facing. pic.twitter.com/6TIDygYLvi
— Copa Além da Copa (@copaalemdacopa) November 16, 2023
Some of the players had been training in Jordan since the end of October. The list of 26 called up, including 10 who defend Palestinian clubs, was released last Monday, the 13th, maintaining the base of the group that got the place for the 2024 Asian Cup. Three players unfortunately were unable to leave Gaza. Palestine is in group I of the competition, alongside Lebanon, Australia and Bangladesh. The two best placed advance to the next phase.
🇵🇸 Today, in the Asian qualifiers, we will play Palestine against Lebanon, which will probably take place in the United Arab Emirates. The Palestinian players came out on the court with the Kufiyya, showed images of the victims and held a minute of silence together with the Lebanese. pic.twitter.com/PQK1d7ZVwH
— Football and Politics (@FutboliPolitica) November 16, 2023
Source: sportbuzz
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