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Amid the month-long conflict between Israel and Palestine, social media users have shared a post which claims that the two countries will be playing against one another in a football match on 16 November.
(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)
What is the truth?: The claim is false.
Palestine is playing against Lebanon in the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on 16 November.
On the same day, Israel is playing against Switzerland in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) qualifiers.
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How did we find out?: We looked for the schedule for the both the countries and came across news reports about Palestine's match against Lebanon on 16 November.
Sports Insider reported on 16 October about an away game between Lebanon and Palestine in Algeria as a part of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Amid the ongoing conflict, the Algerian Football Federation "decided to host all official and unofficial matches" for the Palestine football team for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers and 2027 Asian Cup of Nations.
On 16 November, Israel's football team will be playing against Switzerland as a part of the UEFA Euro qualifiers, as mentioned on UEFA's website.
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