After Saudi Arabia won the hosting of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament at the end of the year, Israel will work together with FIFA so that the kingdom will allow Israeli fans to enter the country during the tournament – similar to what happened in the World Cup in Qatar. This was announced today (Wednesday) in the evening news at Khan 11.
Israelis in Saudi Arabia? Israel will work with FIFA to obtain an agreement for the entry of Israeli fans into the Kingdom. @kaisos1987 with the details#The evening news pic.twitter.com/oiUsJRG7Lt
— here news (@kann_news) February 15, 2023
After winning the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in its history. It is an annual FIFA tournament, which will take place in December 2023. And was recently held in Morocco.
Since it is a FIFA tournament, the question arises as to whether Israeli fans will be able to enter Saudi Arabia with a blue and white passport to watch the games up close in the same format as in the World Cup in Qatar, two countries with which Israel has no official relations. As you may recall, FIFA rules required Qatar not to discriminate against any Nationality in terms of entering the country during the World Cup, including Israelis.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “We will work together with FIFA to allow Israeli fans to enter Saudi Arabia as we did against Qatar during the World Cup.” A Saudi sports journalist who spoke with KANA NEWS anonymously estimated that it will be possible for Israeli fans to enter Saudi Arabia during the tournament because the tournament is affiliated with FIFA. A. However, he clarified that there is currently no official confirmation of this.