As we all know, the U-20 World Cup event was finally moved from Indonesia to Argentina. This was decided by FIFA, as the parent organization for world football because of the rejection of the presence of the Israeli national team in Indonesia.
As a result, Indonesia’s preparations, which had almost reached 100 percent to hold the event, were finally canceled and transferred to South America.
Even though it has been moved to Argentina which is considered safer, it turns out that the Israeli national team still feels that things are not conducive. In fact, if we take a look at their journey on the first matchday of the U-20 World Cup, we can say that they had at least 3 problems in Argentina.
What are they? Let’s talk!
1. Unsatisfying results in the first 2 matches
The first problem that the Israeli U-20 national team had at the World Cup this time was the unsatisfactory results in their first two matches.
Copied from the site fifa.com Israel had to lose 1-2 to Colombia, which was their first opponent, while in the second match, they were only able to draw against Senegal. Interestingly, from the two matches, Israel always wins first.
2. Clash of Supporters
Not only lost in the party against Colombia, the battle between the two countries was also marked by clashes between supporters.
Even though it didn’t happen on a large scale, clashes between Colombian and Israeli supporters remained a concern for international football lovers, and had been circulating on social media.
Not only that, after the defeat to Colombia, the Israeli national team was also greeted with a “surprise” from the Colombian supporters by unfurling the Palestinian flag.
3. Denial of Attendance
Just like in Indonesia, Israel’s presence in Argentina has also started to be rejected. Not only before arriving, when the Israeli national team arrived there, the rejection was still ongoing.
Those who refused raised the Palestinian flag as a concrete form of humanitarian solidarity for their brothers and sisters in Palestine, which is now being occupied by Israel.
In fact, it is very interesting to see Israel’s actions on the U-20 World Cup this time. Apart from being interesting from the side of the game and the matches they play, it is also unique when seen from the outside of the field because it is full of intrigue and knick-knacks.
