Like Italy and Belgium, Israel must face France this fall in the League of Nations. Unless…
The last time the French team met the Israeli football team was during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, for two draws (0-0 at the Stade de France; 1-1 in Tel Aviv). . Nearly 20 years later, fate brought the two countries together, this time for a double autumn confrontation scheduled for the League of Nations.
On October 10, Didier Deschamps’ men will play the first leg away – probably in Hungary where Israel played during its last two international “receptions” to date. The return match is scheduled for November 14, and will probably take place in Saint-Denis. If the two meetings in question do indeed take place.
Israel’s suspension demanded
According to Sky News, a dozen Middle Eastern associations affiliated with Fifa – including Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – recently made an official request to the international body to claim the “ banning of Israel due to the war against Hamas in Gaza “. Like the sanctions taken against Russia after the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
This Saturday, the Iranian Football Federation was even more offensive, demanding “ the complete suspension of Israel from all football-related activities “. Iran, which welcomed the October 7 attack at the origin of the IDF military intervention in Gaza and has never recognized the State of Israel on the international scene, is demanding of Fifa “ immediate and serious measures to stop Israel’s crimes and to provide food, clean water and medicine to innocent people and civilians “.
