Report: FIFA wants Israel to
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Report: FIFA wants Israel to face Palestine in opening match of new under-15 tournament

FIFA wants to improve relations between Israel and Palestine. The federation's new idea is for the two countries to play the opening match of FIFA's new under-15 tournament, The Athletic reports, citing sources.

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The tournament will be played in the United States in September and is open to all member countries of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). This also applies to Russia, which has been suspended since the invasion of Ukraine, the newspaper writes.

The proposal for Israel and Palestine to open the tournament comes shortly after FIFA President Gianni Infantino failed to get representatives from the Israeli and Palestinian football associations to shake hands on stage during the FIFA Congress on April 30, The Athletic reports.

None of the unions has confirmed the information.

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