Palestine`s dream of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup was dashed in the dramatic 97th minute of their match against Oman. The Asian Qualifiers Group B clash ended in a 1-1 draw. This result allows Oman to proceed to the playoff rounds, while Palestine`s campaign concludes.
Palestine took the lead four minutes into the second half courtesy of Oday Kharoub. However, despite playing with ten men from the 28th minute of the second half, Oman found an equalizer deep in injury time, seven minutes into added time, with Issam Al-Sabhi converting a penalty.