PALESTINE FA PRESIDENT WATCHES WORLD CUP FROM MEXICO, WHERE HE IS ALLOWED TO BE
The head of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, attended the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on Thursday. He watched Mexico defeat South Africa 2–0 and will re
The head of the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, attended the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on Thursday. He watched Mexico defeat South Africa 2–0 and will remain in Mexico for the foreseeable future, as the United States has not granted him a visa to enter the country where the majority of the tournament is being held.
Rajoub is accredited. Palestine did not qualify.
He is currently following the remainder of the tournament on a cathode-ray television set that requires periodic firm slaps to function, each one delivered, sources close to the federation confirm, with the full weight of the insult suffered at the hands of the United States.
FIFA said it is working closely with host governments to ensure broad participation.
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