Moshe Zaures, president of the Israel Football Association, commented on calls to suspend Israel’s national teams from international competitions.
Moshe Zaures quoted by Corriere della Sera
There is a lot of hypocrisy in these statements. Those demanding Israel’s exclusion forget who was attacked on October 7, who was held captive for two years, and who refuses all attempts to end the war. No one has explained what benefit isolating Israel could bring.
On October 14, in the eighth round of the group stage of the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, Israel’s national team will play an away match against Italy. The match will start at 21:45 GMT+3.
After seven rounds of qualifying, Israel occupies third place in the standings with nine points.
