Overview

• Meeting in Zurich ended with no move to suspend Israeli teams and no agenda item on Israel, as Gianni Infantino said football should promote peace and cannot resolve geopolitical disputes.
• Infantino held a private meeting with Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub at FIFA headquarters and later praised the PFA’s resilience, with no press conference or interviews scheduled.
• FIFA confirmed two ongoing cases with no timetable: a disciplinary probe into alleged discrimination by the Israeli federation and a governance review of Israeli clubs said to be based in Palestinian territory.
• European pressure persisted as Norway urged a UEFA executive vote and Turkey called for suspensions, though momentum eased after a White House peace proposal and a U.S. pledge to protect Israel’s soccer status.
• Israel’s men’s team remains set for 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Norway in Oslo on October 11 and Italy in Udine on October 14, as critics continue to cite FIFA’s 2022 ban on Russia.