Overview

• UEFA’s executive committee is moving toward a meeting next week to consider suspending Israel from European competition, with AP-sourced reports indicating a majority could back the measure.
• A suspension would bar Israel from UEFA-run World Cup qualifying and could extend to club tournaments, while any final World Cup participation decision rests with FIFA.
• The U.S. State Department says it will work to stop any effort to exclude Israel from the World Cup, signaling political pushback beyond football governance.
• Israeli officials, including FA president Moshe Zuares and senior government figures, are lobbying against a ban as the team’s October qualifiers with Norway and Italy approach.
• Pressure on UEFA has intensified from UN-linked experts and European campaigns, while the Palestinian FA says its president plans to press the case directly with Aleksander Ceferin next week.