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- A football federation in Mandatory Palestine was founded in 1928.The national team was not recognized by FIFA until 1998, after the creation of the Palestinian National Authority.
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The Arab Palestinian Sports Federation (APSF) was born in April 1931 due to the belief that the PFA did not represent Arab interests. A Palestinian national team played its first match against a squad from the American University of Beirut in the same year according to Falastin.
Since 1998, football's world governing body FIFA have recognized the Palestine national football team as a separate entity. On 26 October 2008 Palestine played their first match at home, a 1–1 draw against Jordan in the West Bank .
Dec 16, 2022 · The first true Palestinian attempt to join FIFA took place in Luxembourg in 1946.
Jan 24, 2024 · The Palestinian soccer team made history this week. For the first time ever, it secured a spot in the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup. And as NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports, it was a rare...
Feb 2, 2024 · On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Palestinian national soccer team made history in Qatar just 1,800 km from Gaza, bringing some positive energy to a country ravaged by a war that has seen the death of over 25,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7.
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Mar 20, 2024 · At the time, they did not. That changed in 1998, when FIFA recognized Palestine as a full member. The young team surprised many in 1999 when it finished third in the Pan-Arab Games.
A major national symbol for Palestine in the ‘20s was wrestler Abdel-Rahman al-Jizawi, who left the country for Chili when he was 20 years old. Upon his arrival, he met a leader of the Arab community, who took it upon himself to introduce him to Chilean media and coaches.
