WC: 2022 IIHF World Championship Division 2 (group A: 24–30 April and B: 18–23 April).
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filip85
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Israel bounced out of the Asian group of nations in soccer exactly to avoid those matchups, granted ice hockey is a lot, lot, lot smaller profile especially in that region.
UAE is one of the handful of Arab nations that has stopped boycotting Israel in sports over the past couple of years. There shouldn't be any issues in terms of whether or not the match is actually played.
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Especially if the core of the team are Belarussians and Russians.
Congrats for China! They did what everybody expected them to do. Next year will be really interresting in 1B.
The UAE actually withdrew from the 2011 World Championships because they would have played Israel, so there is precedent there.
That was over a decade ago. More recently:
Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, UAE Sign ‘Culture and Sports for Peace’ Agreement
On the margins of Expo 2020 Dubai, Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates signed the “Culture and Sports for Peace” agreement.
www.moroccoworldnews.com
UAE and Israel teams have played each other in rugby as recently as last month. In soccer, youth teams played in December. Things seem to be changing.
That was over a decade ago. More recently:
Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, UAE Sign ‘Culture and Sports for Peace’ Agreement
On the margins of Expo 2020 Dubai, Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates signed the “Culture and Sports for Peace” agreement.
UAE and Israel teams have played each other in rugby as recently as last month. In soccer, youth teams played in December. Things seem to be changing.
Of course, and the recent normalization of relations between the two states (and other Arab states with Israel) will hopefully mean that becomes the norm. Just noting it has happened, even if it was quite some time ago.
