0-1: Palestine, despite the war, takes on Australia in Kuwait

Solidarity with the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip marked Tuesday’s match between the Palestinian and Australian teams in the Asian qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup, a match played in Kuwait that ended in a 0-0 victory. 1 of the ‘aussies’.

The match witnessed huge solidarity with Palestine from fans, who raised the Palestinian flag and wore their iconic scarf, while the Australian Federation announced that I will donate a portion of the proceeds from the meeting to support those affected by the war in the Gaza Strip.

The match was played at the Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait, due to its inability to host battles in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where violence has also intensified since the outbreak of war on October 7.

Initially, the Palestinian Federation chose Algeria to host their matches, a petition rejected by the Asian Football Confederation because Algeria is in Africa and the qualifying rounds are Asian.

The goal, from a set piece

The Palestinian team had an outstanding performance and managed to neutralize the danger of the Australian team for most of the match, which saw only one goal from a set piece of Harry Souttar, who in the 18th minute sent a header into the net after a corner kick.

The Palestinian players, for their part, tried to launch attacks against the Australian goal, but they ran into the brilliance of the former Real Sociedad and Valencia goalkeeper. Matt Ryan.

This is the group

The Palestinian team continued its attempts in the second half to achieve an important draw in Group I of the second Asian qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup, but the Australian team took refuge in their field until the final whistle.

With this new victory, the second in a row, Australia is positioned with 6 points in first place in group 1, followed by Lebanon (2 points), Palestine (1 point) and Bangladesh (1 point).