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Upcoming match between Norway and Israel overshadowed by politics, with Norwegian football authorities using the game to make a stance over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza

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Tags: norway, teams.national, fifa, mens world cup.2026, qualifiers, politics, geopolitics, war, 2023 israel hamas war, football association, norges fotballforbund, lise klaveness, governing bodies, uefa, coaches, stale solbakken, athletes, strikers, erling haaland, protests, aid.humanitarian, israel, palestine, author.philip buckingham, source.the new york times, paywall
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6693637/2025/10/10/how-norway-vs-israel-became-footballs-most-controversial-fixture/

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Title
How Norway vs Israel became football's most controversial fixture
Authors
Philip Buckingham
Published
Oct 10 2025
Word count
1562 words