World Cup 2022 Booking Site Replaces Israel With ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’

By i24
Posted on 08/10/22 | News Source: i24

The incident lasted for several hours and was not resolved until Wednesday morning

Israelis who wanted to reserve their tickets for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar didn’t find Israel on the list of countries, but were offered "Occupied Palestinian territories" as their location instead.

Israelis were allowed to travel to Qatar to attend football matches from November 21 to December 18, 2022, despite Doha not having diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.

However, Israel was noticeably omitted from the FIFA site reservation page, although there is no other way to buy tickets other than through this intermediary.

The incident lasted for several hours, according to Israeli media, and was not resolved until Wednesday morning, when the reservations site stopped working due to the overbooking.

Under the terms of a settlement reached with FIFA, after purchasing tickets for the match, Israelis will have to apply online for a supporter's identity card, the approval of which will allow its holder to enter Qatar and book accommodation.