Part of the match fee from their World Cup qualifier against Palestine will be donated to humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
Football Australia will match the Socceroos’ five-figure donation.
Australia’s coach Graham Arnold described the preparations for Tuesday’s match as “quite stressful” in light of the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
Die Partie sollte in der Westbank stattfinden, aber die Behörden haben sie in Kuwait umgestellt.
In a series of attacks launched by Hamas in Israel, where approximately 240 were taken as hostages, over 1,200 people have been killed. Meanwhile, the health authorities in Gaza say that over 11,000 have been killed in the region.
On Thursday, Palestine played its first game since the beginning of the conflict in Sharjah, playing a 0-0 draw against Lebanon.
Palestine spielte zuletzt gegen Saudi Arabia in 2019.
Arnold bezeichnete die Auseinandersetzung als „schrecklich“, betonte jedoch, dass sein Team sich auf den Fußball konzentrieren sollte.
He erklärte, dass es schwierig für ihn sei, aufgrund dessen, was derzeit im Middle East passiert, sicherzustellen, dass alles in Ordnung sei.
We have control over our performance, playing against Palestine, and going out and getting the job done for Australia.
Es ist offensichtlich, dass wir uns sehr für die Ereignisse interessieren, aber erneut ist es ein Fußballspiel und das erfreut alle.
Following a 7-0 win over Bangladesh on Thursday, Australia, ranked 27th in the world and fourth in Asia, is at the top of their qualifying group. Palestine, ranked 96th in the world, is third.
Harry Souttar, der das Tor für Australien gegen Bangladesh eröffnete, sagte, dass das Team in Kuwait professionell sein muss und seine Gefühle hinter sich lassen sollte.
Souttar sagte: “Obviously we know a little about what’s going on for both sides, it’s terrible.”
I will not stand here and offer a political perspective, but all I can say is that we will go into that focusing on purely the game and nothing else.
We are aware that Palestine will be prepared for it. We are aware that they will be playing for a lot more than just football.
