Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to help ensure his team play upcoming World Cup qualifiers in venues that are “safe”, with an impending clash against war-torn Palestine in November yet to secure a venue.
Despite reports that the clash could be played in Algeria, there’s as yet no confirmation and Arnold wasn’t convinced, with a venue to be announced by Friday.
The Socceroos have to play both Palestine, which is caught in the grip of war with Israel, as well as Lebanon, with a home clash against Bangladesh locked in for Melbourne’s AAMI Park.
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Arnold pointed to the involvement of Japan’s prime minister when the Blue Samurai were drawn to play North Korea and hoped there could be similar…
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