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Palestine, Lebanon football teams to begin World Cup quest away from home

Henry Ortiz Published November 13, 2023
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On Thursday, the Palestine national football team began their challenge for a place in the next phase of Asia’s 2026 World Cup preliminaries in Sharjah, facing off against Lebanon at a neutral venue due to the effect of the Israel-Hamas war in the region.

Thursday’s opener had initially been planned to be played in Beirut before Palestine was set to host Australia the following week but Israel’s response to the attack by Hamas on October 7 forced officials to locate new venues.

Lebanon and Palestine will meet at the Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in the UAE before the Palestinians, who usually host games at Al-Ram’s Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium on the West Bank, take on Australia in Kuwait on November 21.

Graham Arnold’s Socceroos host Bangladesh in Melbourne before facing Palestine.

This week’s matches mark the start of the second phase of the continent’s qualifiers for the expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup when Asia will have eight guaranteed berths plus a possible ninth available through an intercontinental playoff.

The top two finishers in each of the nine groups advance to the third phase, which is scheduled to kick off next September.

Japan faces Myanmar in Osaka in Group B, which also features Syria and North Korea, while South Korea faces Singapore in Group C, with Thailand taking on China in the other group fixture.

Iran kicked off their quest for a seventh World Cup appearance against Hong Kong in Group E, where Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also feature.

Saudi Arabia’s challenge begins in Group G against Pakistan, who have qualified for the second phase of Asia’s preliminaries for the first time, with Tajikistan taking on Jordan.

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