Palestinian joy at the AFC Asian Cup | The Take

The Palestinian national football team is at the AFC Asian Cup happening right now in Qatar. They play the United Arab Emirates today and played Iran on Sunday, where Palestinian pride echoed throughout the stadium. We head to the pitch for a look at the team’s challenges and achievements as the cup goes on.
In this episode:
- Abdullah Al-Arian, Georgetown University Associate Professor of History, School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Chloe K. Li with our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

[@samyadeepsengupta460]

We firmly stand with Palestine national team

[@paulaliberty2082]

Praise be to God in the highest!

[@irmaramirez5873]

Thank you South Africa and Yemen! 🙏🏻🙏🏻💘🇵🇸

[@salzburg49ers4life6]

Long live Palestine and Palestinians, love from Austria

[@Daniela-hn8zl]

Palastineis always the winners. They are amazing human beings♥️♥️

[@Harris.S]

👍Of course

[@jariz26]

Im so happy. Im not even Palestinians. Im cheering for them. ❤❤

[@Harris.S]

Me too ✋️ ❤❤❤

[@markhill3858]

As an Aussie, it is abhorrent to me to follow the Soccer. But in this case .. I rekon I might have to barrack for Palestine.

[@Guapaahi]

PALESTINE *MY TEAM* GO GO GO

[@codewithluq]

It was a dilemma. I love Palestine and Iran.

[@abdulkuddusabdulkuddus758]

We are one Ummaah, Palestinians are my heart, my soul, Allah raham

[@irmaramirez5873]

*JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE AND THE WEST BANK!!* 🙏🏻💘🇵🇸🙏🏻💘🇵🇸

[@shorifjnu7361]

we pray to Allah for Palestinians brothers and sisters. They must be got Liberation soon .. In sha Allah ❤❤ love and respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇯🇴🇯🇴

[@jumentojerkoff3715]

I agree you in gender, number and degree. The SKULL from Brazil and made in Brazil. 💀

[@piccadilly171]

You are already Champions dear Palestine ❤

[@HELENGARCIA-jl5qi]

God bless Palestine.

[@shahmiah6430]

From the river to sea Palestine will be free

[@sayeedalam3648]

All world prayer for phelastin free phelastin

[@irmaramirez5873]

PALESTINE 🥇🏆

[@senjaindah3715]

I am stand and cheering for them from here my lovely country Indonesia 🇲🇨🇵🇸

[@ababeel9731]

Free Free Palestine ❤ World is Chearin you Wedone

[@emshabbas]

💪🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@akhatyarkhan5163]

Love you 💕 Palestinians brother and sisters You are my heart.---From India

[@User-17789]

🇵🇸✌️

[@jaypie8]

I know that it don't supposed to work like this ...I'd let them win everything that way they get the mic at the end to say what needs to be said to the world 🌎

[@vivalaleta]

Where can I see the match????

[@motiyarsekh2877]

Free Palestinian

[@campustraveler]

Maybe 1st comment, from Bangladesh.

[@mohammedsumarsanghani3028]

Free Palestine 🤲🤲

[@freedom10alone74]

Amin🤲

[@yeasinahmed47]

❤❤

[@imamuddinchouhan1719]

🎉❤ ماشاءاللہ بہت خوب ہ ماشاءاللہ سبحان اللہ العظیم وبحمدہ

[@sazzadhossainrony748]

Palestine people we are love you guys, and we stand for your independent all joy's ❤

[@Ayhamalbnnasam]

People around the world have become aware of the extent of the injustice, apartheid, and hideous massacres to which the Palestinian people are subjected by the Nazis of this era.

[@anwarhaque6135]

اللہ اکبر

[@creativehaque]

Dear Palestine we didn't forget you ... We love you from Bangladesh

[@rehamanshaik8155]

Free free for free Palestine 🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪

[@The-lefthandeddoc]

Is free their souls fron their body .. free free

[@HectorAlmodovar-mk4zc]

Long Love Filistin!! 🎉

[@MdArif-ty3lj]

Wama Romaita ij Romaita Wala kinnalloha Roma Allahuakbar boom Einsha Allah win Palestinians 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@GALBIHAYATI]

long live palestine🥰😘 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🫶🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@suaadmohamed4316]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 and well done Palestinian team

[@ratigovinda5930]

LOVING PALESTINIAN CiTIZENS ♥️♥️🇵🇸🇾🇪♥️♥️♥️🇵🇸🇾🇪🇵🇸

[@lynneareckson2166]

JMJ+ Beloved of GOD, what a joy to the heart in such a time of trial and sorrow. GOD bless and Mary keep you safe and healthy. I pray for a State of Palestine as you should have had hundreds of years ago.

[@mairepcod4063]

Thanks,

[@Zahidclicks]

Dil ❤ Dil ❤ palistine. Free palistine

[@fruitvegibusiness]

Free Free Palestine

[@bnnkk20]

❤❤😢

[@misafir716]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ed-tM]

❤ PALESTINA MERDEKA

[@aregon8809]

we Malaysian support palestine..🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@irmaramirez5873]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🍉

[@mrsblack1909]

Bravo Palestine!!!!!!

[@KawtarElAzouki]

WE LOVE PALESTINE 🇵🇸❤️💚 May God grant them freedom and reward them with Heaven in the hereafter.

[@jamescolpas]

❤️🇯🇴❤️

[@rashidabaakza8554]

👌✌️🤞

[@ajazmir1403]

First one here.

[@viscourtroy]

Oh...

[@jumentojerkoff3715]

I heard a humor that Benjamin Netanyahu calls Mosheh to open the RED SEA. The SKULL from Brazil and made in Brazil. Heh.! ❤ 🇧🇷🇵🇸🇷🇺🇨🇺🇨🇳🇵🇰🇿🇦 Iran.

[@sahubarsadiq5980]

❤🕊💚FREE PALESTINE❤🕊💚 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 ASSALAMU ALAIKKUM WARAHUMATHULLAGI WABARAKATHUGU🌷AS🌷

[@Nsm123]

If scored the penalty😢 it must win😢

[@AdolfsGirl]

go houthies!!

[@user-eh3bv6wb5j]

My sister's and brothers of all Palestine don't despair allah with you inshallah Allah they must be got freedom from Jew's remember all knows everything he watching everything

[@aymannabil3044]

From the river to the sea Palestine will be free

[@shirleyclay6761]

What chance palestin8ans have to play outside gain experience l8ve just unjust lives imagine if they were free ❤

[@doctorbigsmiles]

You really did a 15 min video about a soccer game... with no video? Just some still shot photos?? 🤦 FREE GAZA

[@SCP30851]

Whenever i see "Zeiss" i will not buy it

[@user-zw5rb3pq6k]

Free Palestine and stop Genocide 😢

[@cherylmoneiry8302]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤

[@SkipperWilde]

Pakistan has atomic power

[@raizanlegacy8645]

Saddest part is all of them are maybe descended of Palestine that disperse by force in1948 Children of them.... May be humanity Will prevail in tis darker time

[@msheikh3046]

Hammas Freedom fighters will Crash Israeli Terarist Force inshallah Ameen

[@whistlewhistleshillong2377]

So why they forgot about UKRAINE🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Look how Zalensky hangs out with Netenyahu. But yes, the working class Ukrainians suffer and we cry for them too.

[@YouChwb]

@@reversefulfillment9189 That war is practically over. Russia tactically played the long game, and it has worked.

[@bryanmaldonado9670]

How about we keep politics away from sports.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

Genocide isn't political, unless you're you apparently. Poor guy.

[@bryanmaldonado9670]

@@reversefulfillment9189 Learn english grammar.

[@YouChwb]

Beat me to it. But then again, some countries get barred from the Olympic games and the football world cup.

[@quranfakeaasmanikitabhai4096]

In a country ...where not a single person is a Muslim, where there is not a single mosque there is always peace and prosperity. 🙏🙏

[@Guapaahi]

Very racist comment

[@reversefulfillment9189]

You caught the mind virus. Watch Settlers documentary from 2018 to hopefully cure yourself. No guarantees, you may be too far gone.

[@hunterwasim7611]

World is full of people like you who needs to educate themselves for better works and better world

[@marielambert7441]

Manikisky?

[@markfischer3626]

In the match that matters, the Palestinians have already lost.

[@The-lefthandeddoc]

Long live isreal

[@Guapaahi]

They are on their way out They have overplayed their hand

[@reversefulfillment9189]

You caught the mind virus. Watch Settlers documentary from 2018 to hopefully cure yourself. No guarantees, you may be too far gone.