Palestine host first World Cup qualifier on home soil |Palestine |World Cup |football
10.09.2015 - 18:22
Palestine hosted its very first World Cup qualifying match on home soil on Tuesday The Group A game against United Arab Emirates took place near the West Bank town of Ramallah and was a qualifier both for the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 Asian Cup.
Thousands of spectators turned out to watch the match, many seeing a football game live from the stands for the very first time.
One excited fan said: “I’m very happy because this is the first time I watch a match live, usually we watch it on TV. When you watch it live and for your own country it’s a different feeling, the atmosphere is great and I hope that the Fidaai (Palestinian team) wins.”