To: Eurotwit
However, UEFA is not the World Cup; it's a different tournament. Since Israel is a "Western" state in the Middle East, it's more culturally affined to Europe. Arab teams have simply refused to play an Israeli side. Of course, most states are at war with Israel.
9 posted on
06/19/2006 7:03:11 PM PDT by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
To: GAB-1955
I would guess the Israeli team is quite happy with avoiding away games in Fallujah, Ramallah, Damascus, Jeddah etc. etc.
As an aside: Israel also takes part in the Eurovision song contest. This year, Lebanon was supposed to take part, but they threw a hissy fit when they discovered that Israel also took part, and was ejected.
10 posted on
06/19/2006 8:29:44 PM PDT by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: GAB-1955; Eurotwit
Resutls of FIFA World Cup European Zone number 4. Israel got third. Second and it could have had a chance to play another second place team for a Germany berth.
France
Switzerland
Israel
Republic of Ireland
Cyprus
Faroe Islands
11 posted on
06/19/2006 8:43:41 PM PDT by
RodgerD
(Reject the Democrat's Migration Explosion Act of 2006. No to 70 million new third-world aliens.)
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