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To: Sabramerican

Hey, the Israelis didn't qualify for the final 32. That's why.


3 posted on 06/19/2006 7:41:13 AM PDT by GAB-1955 (being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
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To: GAB-1955

Do you know why the Israelis don't qualify?

The preliminaries are regional. Israel should be playing Egypt and Jordan and Iran and Saudi Arabia, etc.

But the Arabs refuse to play against Israel. So are the Arabs considered to have forfeit? Of course not. rules change where Israel is concerned.

Israel is pushed to play the European powerhouses instead.


4 posted on 06/19/2006 7:57:03 AM PDT by Sabramerican (Bandar Bush in 08: Continue the Legacy)
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