Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: November 13, 2023, 14:19 IST
Palestine teaching group throughout the nationwide anthem (Reuters)
Lebanon and Palestine will meet on the Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium within the United Arab Emirates.
Palestine’s nationwide soccer group start their problem for a spot within the subsequent section of Asia’s 2026 World Cup preliminaries in Sharjah on Thursday, dealing with off in opposition to Lebanon at a impartial venue due to the affect of the Israel-Hamas warfare within the area.
Thursday’s opener had initially been scheduled to be performed in Beirut earlier than Palestine have been set to host Australia the next week however Israel’s response to the assault by Hamas on October 7 compelled officers to discover new venues.
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Lebanon and Palestine will meet on the Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium within the United Arab Emirates earlier than the Palestinians, who often host video games at Al-Ram’s Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium on the West Bank, tackle Australia in Kuwait on November 21.
Graham Arnold’s Socceroos host Bangladesh in Melbourne earlier than dealing with Palestine.
This week’s matches mark the beginning of the second section of the continent’s qualifiers for the expanded 48-group 2026 World Cup, when Asia may have eight assured berths plus a doable ninth out there by means of an intercontinental playoff.
The prime two finishers in every of the 9 teams advance to the third section, which is scheduled to kick off subsequent September.
Japan face Myanmar in Osaka in Group B, which additionally options Syria and North Korea, whereas South Korea face Singapore in Group C, with Thailand taking over China within the different group fixture.
Iran kick off their quest for a seventh World Cup look in opposition to Hong Kong in Group E, the place Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan additionally function.
Saudi Arabia’s problem begins in Group G in opposition to Pakistan, who’ve certified for the second section of Asia’s preliminaries for the primary time, with Tajikistan taking over Jordan.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
