After the Spanish statement – a headache for FIFA

2025-09-18 20:27 © scanpix

Next year's world championship may create a unique situation.

Recently, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged the removal of all Israeli athletes from international competitions.

According to the Spaniards, this would be at least a symbolic punishment for the Jews for their actions in the Gaza Strip.

Otherwise, there are threats of boycotting important upcoming sporting events.

According to the Spanish press, this decision would also apply to the upcoming world championship if Israeli footballers managed to qualify for it.

This would be a significant loss for the FIFA organization, as the updated national team rankings published today have seen the Spaniards climb to first place.