“Four days after the start of the war in Ukraine by Russia, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russia. It has been 716 days since the genocide started and yet Israel is still authorized to participate in competitions. Why this two -weight policy, two measures? FIFA and UEFA must suspend Israel ”. Eric Cantona's indignant questioning a few days ago during an event organized in support of Palestine will experience an answer.
Eight months from the 2026 World Cup, Israel could be excluded from European qualifiers on Tuesday. UEFA would have decided to submit to a vote on Tuesday, the exclusion of the selection in question due to the war waged by the Hebrew State in the Gaza Strip for two years.
As reported Dropsitenewsa media that deals with the news of the Near East, Qatar, a privileged partner of UEFA, pushed the body to organize a vote during its next executive committee. The UEFA COMEX is made up of 20 members, including UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, the president of the FFF Philippe Diallo and the representative of the ECA (Association of European Clubs) and Qatarian president of PSG Nasser Al-Khelaïfi.
A majority of three -quarters of the committee is required for the adoption of such a measure. An Israeli media claims, for its part, that the Israeli Federation is trying to convince UEFA not to set up this vote.
Israel excluded, one less opponent for OL
The Israeli selection can always qualify for the World Cup 26 organized in North America. It is third in group I behind Norway (leader with six points ahead) and Italy (which has the same number of points). The second of each group will play European dams with the last four tickets to pocket.
Only one Israeli club is competing in a European Cup this season and will also be excluded. This is the Maccabi Tel Aviv, which begins the Europa League on Wednesday against the PAOK. OL is to face the Tel Aviv club on November 27, in Serbia. If a club is excluded from the continental competition, its opponents will recover at the end of the first phase a number of points determined by the average of the points obtained against the other teams of the excluded club hat.
