Palestine to play 1st match in home stadium!
The Palestinian soccer team will play its first international game at home when it faces Jordan on Oct. 26 in a renovated stadium.
For 10 years the team has been playing “home” games in Jordan and Qatar. But its stadium in Ram has now been upgraded to meet standards set by soccer’s governing body and will be opened by FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
…The Palestinians are ranked 180th of 207 members by FIFA, peaking at No. 115 in April 2006. The national team affiliated with FIFA in 1998.
for further background on the palestinian squad, check out this extremely well-written article from a few years ago in washington report on middle east affairs.
