Football Australia says its Socceroos will play Palestine in a second-round 2026 World Cup qualifier at the neutral venue of Kuwait on November 21. (Football News)
Israel-Hamas War, 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Palestine To Play Australia In 'Home' Game At Neutral Kuwait?
Australian football administrators said the match would be played at Jaber Al-Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait, five days after the Australia football team opens the second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying against Bangladesh in Melbourne
Palestinians look for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis refugee camp
Palestinians look for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis refugee camp
“As a result of current circumstances in the region, the Asian Football Confederation formally requested that this designated home fixture for Palestine be held at a neutral venue,” Football Australia said in a statement.
Australian football administrators said the match would be played at Jaber Al-Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait, five days after the Socceroos open the second round of Asian qualifying against Bangladesh in Melbourne.
Hamas militants killed 1,400 people during an October 7 rampage in southern Israel, sparking the ongoing war. Some 240 people Hamas abducted during the attack remain in Gaza, and more than 250,000 Israelis have evacuated homes near the borders of Gaza and Lebanon amid continuous rockets fired into Israel.
A month of relentless bombardment in Gaza has killed more than 10,300 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and minors, according the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run territory. More than 2,300 are believed buried from strikes that reduced entire city blocks to rubble.
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