Overview
- Catalunya beat Palestine 2-1 at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, drawing 30,018 spectators in a match staged after Palestine’s weekend appearance at a full San Mamés.
- Organizers said ticket revenue and the Act X Palestine campaign proceeds will be directed to humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.
- Pre-match tributes featured roughly 400 white shirts laid out on the pitch and Palestine coach Ehab Abu Jazar presenting his kufiya to Catalunya coach Gerard López.
- Palestinian football authorities report that organized sport in Gaza has been halted since 2023, citing more than 400 footballers and 800 athletes killed.
- The national team relies largely on players from the diaspora and the West Bank, with only a handful from Gaza who departed before the war, as leaders use the tour to highlight civilian suffering.