Where do Palestine play home games? Palestinian team's World Cup qualifiers moved as result of Israel Gaza war
Originally founded in 1928, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) came into being in 1962 and has overseen a national team which has often led a nomadic existence.
After being recognised by world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1998, the PFA did not have a home until its 6,000-capacity Al-Ram stadium opened in the West Bank 10 years later.
Turbulence in the region, however, has meant that Palestine have tended to host matches overseas, last playing at Al-Ram in 2019.
Their second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers are the latest set of fixtures in which Palestine are likely to host games in a variety of different countries.
Here's what we know so far about where the team trying to reach the next edition of the finals will be playing their home games.
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh have been among the countries to accommodate Palestine home games in recent years.
They have also played home games in Iraq and Jordan, where the team ranked 96th in the world by FIFA before the start of the second round of their qualifying campaign based themselves at the start of that campaign. Kuwait City is set to be the latest place to host a Palestine home international match.
Algeria initially offered to host Palestine's scheduled matches following the start of the current conflict involving Israel and Hamas on October 7.
FIFA and the AFC did not allow that to happen because they ruled that Palestine must play games in Asia, which they have now arranged to do.
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Their only scheduled home game between the start of the war and the end of 2023 will take place at Kuwait's Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.
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