The Palestinian team will play its first qualifying match on November 16, when it will visit Lebanon in the United Arab Emirates. Five days later, his “home” match will be held against Australia in North Africa BBC. Following the attack by the armed Hamas movement on Israel on 7 October, which killed 1,400 people, retaliatory air strikes took place in the Gaza Strip, and an Israeli ground offensive became imminent. – President of the Algerian Football Federation, Walid Al-Saadi, announced that his country will host the official match between Palestine and Australia scheduled for next November – Read on the Algerian Football Federation website An article by Al Jazeera according to
The statement added that the decision to “host all official and unofficial matches within the framework of the Palestinian football team’s preparations for the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers” was taken “in accordance with the decisions of the leadership authorities in Algeria.”
The Algerian Federation added that it will also cover all costs for the Palestinians, including transportation and accommodation.
The first rounds of the 2026 Asian World Cup qualifiers are also qualifiers for the continent’s most important football competition, the Asian Cup.
The Palestinian Football Association, whose national stadium is located in the West Bank, has sought outside help since the outbreak of the regional conflict, and said the Asian Football Confederation had requested that the match against Australia be hosted at a neutral venue.
With the approval of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Algeria will host the Palestinian national team’s matches.
