Spain is considering boycotting football when Israel participates: “We will judge the situation by that time”

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez already announced on Tuesday at a party congress from PSOE (the Socialist Party) that Israel ‘cannot get a platform to polish his image’.

Spokesperson Patxi Lopez reinforced that position on Wednesday. He said that because of the war in Gaza, Israel should receive the same treatment as Russia, which has been excluded from sports tournaments for a few years because of the invasion of Ukraine with country teams.

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But will Spain really withdraw when Israel qualifies surprisingly for the World Cup in Mexico, United States and Canada, which will be played in June and July next year? “We will judge the situation by that time. Let’s wait and see what will happen in the coming period,” said Lopez.

Spain is a reigning European champion and took the world title at the expense of the Netherlands in 2010. At the World Cup, Spain, which started energetically in qualifying, would count as one of the top favorites. The Spaniards recently booked a huge 6-0 win at Turkey.

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Israel occupies third place in his World Cup qualifying group, with just as many points as Italy, but played a match more. Recently, it was spectacularly lost 4-5 to Italy. Norway leads the group with six points more than both Italy and Israel. The winner of the group is sure of the World Cup, the numbers two go into the play-offs.

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The Spanish channel RtveRather, it decided that, following the Netherlands, among others, Spain will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is invited. During the Vuelta, pro-Palestinian protests in Spain in recent weeks.