Israeli Women's Soccer Team Forfeits Home-Field Advantage Amid Conflict, Nations League Games Moved to Armenia and Hungary

Amidst the ongoing war with Hamas, Israel's women's soccer team will play its substitute home games against Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Estonia at neutral venues in Armenia and Hungary from Nov. 23 to Dec. 5, including a game without spectators.

• Israel's women's soccer team will play its Nations League games against Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Estonia at neutral locations due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas.
• The UEFA has arranged for the games to be played in Armenia's Yerevan and Hungary's Felcsút between November 23 and December 5.
• Israel's matches against Kazakhstan and Armenia will be played as double-headers in the respective capital cities, while the game against Estonia will be at the Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia.
• These changes come after the initial game between Israel and Armenia set for September was postponed due to Armenia's military conflict with Azerbaijan.
• The match against Kazakhstan set for November 26 will be played without spectators.

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