From Palestine
I crossed over to the West Bank yesterday ahead of next weeks clash with Thailand in AlRam. First I’m spending time with family in Tulkarem. The day started pleasantly enough with a trip to a nearby hilltop in Bal’a with…
Guest Blog: Thailand Preview
Winfred Schaefer feeling Zen during his unveiling ceremony. A couple of weeks ago we asked friend of the blog Paul Hewitt to give us an idea of the atmosphere in the Thailand camp ahead of this weekend’s 1st leg World…
National Team in Buriram, squad cut to 24 players
With Palestine’s second round World Cup Qualifying clash with Thailand is less than 72 hours away we can now report that the National Team has arrived safely in rural Buriram. The trip spanned nearly 24 hours as the team travelled…
Bezaz calls up 30 players ahead of Thailand qualifier
According to news making the rounds on the kooora forums, Bezaz has chosen a squad of 30 players to train in Dubai (not Rabat as previously reported). Ma’an News has confirmed the location of the training camp as well as…
Palestine get past Afghanistan, But Fail to Convince Many
Palestine qualified to the second stage of preliminary World Cup Qualifiers defeating Afghanistan 3-1 on aggregate. While the first leg was a clear 2-0 victory, its the return leg that has fans shaking their heads. Horrible Second Half Palestine went…
Assessing Bezaz’s tenure as NT Manager
Lost in the reports of how historic hosting a World Cup qualifier for the first time was the fact that the performance was quite poor. Two years into Mousa Bezaz’s reign as manager of the National Team, Al-Fursan lack a…
Post-match Thoughts: Palestine-Afghanistan (WCQ R1)
1. Killer Instinct One of my colleagues put it best: “Palestine are a good team but lack mental toughness”. A more seasoned team would have put Afghanistan away in the first half, or at the very least held on to…
Rapid Reaction: Palestine 1 : 1 Afganistan
Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Saidawi; Abu Saleh, Bahdari, Jarun, Bishara; Wadi, Khader Youssef (Murad Ismail 77′); Amour (Abugharqud 85′), Obeid, Abu Bilal (Ashraf Nu’man 60′) Goals: Houssam Wadi 11′ Recap: Palestine started brightly and seemed to have Afghanistan on the back…
Preview: Palestine vs. Afghanistan (2nd Leg, WCQ)
What: World Cup Preliminary Qualifier (2nd Leg) When: July 3rd, 2011 Where: Al-Ram, Palestine Venue: Faisal Al-Husseini Int’l Stadium Kickoff: 1400 GMT TV: Palestine Satellite Channel Stream: http://www.ehtif.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1165:–palestine-tv&catid=121:2011-06-18-13-28-42&Itemid=135 Previous Encounters: 29/06/2011: Afghanistan 0 : 2 Palestine The day we have…