JERUSALEM, June 23,2011 (WAFA) - The Palestinian Olympic Team hosts its Bahraini counterpart Thursday in a first ever World Cup qualifying match on Palestinian land, in Faisal al-Husseini stadium in Jerusalem. The game comes in the second leg qualifications for the 2012 London Olympic cup.
The match is a historical one for Palestinians as it is the first to be held in Palestine after its recognition by FIFA as a home state. The Palestinian Olympic team has worked hard to secure a win which would enable it to qualify for the third leg of the Olympic cup.
The Palestinian Olympic team defeated Bahrain 1-0 on Sunday in the second preliminary round of Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Games, with a goal scored by Khaled Salem. The team will go on to face Afghanistan on June 29 and July 3 in first-round Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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