The UEFA was expected to maintain urgent voting this week about whether to suspend Israel from European competitions due to the war in Gaza.
However, the British media announced that the continental body decided to delay the proposed vote after the publication of the plan of the United States of America Donald Trump of 20 points for the end of the war in the region.
Israel is third in the group and qualifying phases for the World Cup next year in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Amnesty International sent a letter to FIFA and UEFA on Wednesday, calling them to suspend the Israeli football alliance.
However, Montagliani, president of the football federation of northern and secondary America and Caribbean, said that it was on UEFA to decide on the participation of Israel.
“First of all, Israel is a member of UEFA, nothing different than I have to deal with a member of my region for any reason … they have to deal with it,” Montagliani said.
On Thursday, the FIFA Council meeting in Zurich will attend the issue of Israel on the agenda, nor the proposal of the South American Federation, CONMEBOL, on the expansion of the World Cup 2030. At 64 national teams.
The following world championship from 11. June to 18. July 2026. year, it will be the greatest ever, since it has already expanded to 48 participants with 32.
Montagliani insisted that no match will move from the planned maintenance sites despite the fact that Trump last month said he would consider moving matches from cities that don’t consider certain.
“If I have to react every time the politician is the President, Senator or Congressman … Then I wouldn’t do my job, because I would focus on what these guys say,” Canadian added.
(Vijesti.ba)
