To the rest of the world it was just another match in the blizzard of international fixtures, the first hurdle for two footballing minnows on the long road to qualification to the London Olympics. But in Ramallah, Palestine's meeting with Thailand assumed far greater importance.Forty-nine years after the Palestinian FA's formation and 13 since it was formally recognised by Fifa, this game was the first competitive international match ever played on Palestinian soil. Before the kickoff the players knelt and kissed the pitch, venerating the soil on which they were finally allowed to play.
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