Uruguay eliminates a Hebrew team that played at home in Argentina. Argentina's Jewish community, the largest in Latin America, threw its support by the hundreds.
The Cup should have been played in Indonesia. But the rejection of Israel's presence by some local authorities prompted FIFA to strip the Muslim-majority country of the organization two months before it was due to start. The Hebrew team, whose qualification to the tournament had caused a diplomatic tremor at FIFA, went from pariah to surprise and drew crowds.