Overview

• Multiple outlets report UEFA’s Executive Committee is preparing to vote next week on suspending Israeli teams, with a majority expected to back the move, though UEFA has not publicly confirmed the meeting.
• A suspension would jeopardize Israel’s October World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Italy and could remove Maccabi Tel Aviv from the Europa League group stage.
• Israeli football and government officials say they have received no formal notice of an imminent vote, while the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports the DFB has sought to delay the decision.
• The U.S. government says it will work to prevent any attempt to bar Israel from the 2026 World Cup as FIFA’s separate processes on Israel remain unresolved.
• Separately, the EBU confirmed an early‑November online General Assembly to vote on Israel’s ESC 2026 participation after boycott threats by several members, with any exclusion requiring 75% support under EBU rules.