The former president of the FIFA, Joao Havelange, often dreamed of a football match between Israelis and Palestinians: the American vice-president Al Gore regarded such a match as a means to help Washington solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Perhaps one day it will take place.
国际足联前主席乔·阿维兰热常常梦想在以色列和巴勒斯坦之间举行一场足球比赛：美国副总统戈尔曾将这样的比赛视作帮助华盛顿解决巴以冲突的方法之一。或许有一天真能举行这样一场比赛。1998年伊朗和美国之间的足球赛的确在两队之间形成了短暂的友善关系。再举行一场伊美比赛或许有助于度过这段艰难时期。