World Cup<\/a> by beating Australia 4-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in the round of 32 Friday.<\/p>\nThe victory comes in Egypt\u2019s fourth World Cup.<\/p>\n
A video of Hassan on social media shows him walking around the pitch holding the flag as people chanted \u201cFree, free Palestine!” The video went viral.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the most significant scene,\u201d Yahia Qalash, former head of Egypt\u2019s Journalists\u2019 Union, said of Hassan\u2019s move. \u201cIt was a telling scene in an exceptional moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fate of more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely displaced and living amid ruins, remains uncertain after a war that began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel\u2019s retaliation has killed a total of 73,066 Palestinians, according to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry.<\/p>\n
The war has sparked pro-Palestinian protests around the world, with some athletes also expressing solidarity.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title. The act caused backlash from Israel’s defense minister, who criticized Barcelona\u2019s teenage star and said his action \u201cincites hate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hassan is not known to be religious or connected to any political group. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was adored by the youth, a street footballer who played in the slums.<\/p>\n
He said Friday he was dedicating the game to the \u201cgood and noble\u201d Egyptian and Palestinian people.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if FIFA would seek to take any action, and it didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously sought to restrict what it sees as political statements on the pitch.<\/p>\n
During the Qatar World Cup in 2022, some European teams were prevented from wearing armbands in support of the \u201cOne Love\u201d campaign, an international anti-discrimination initiative.<\/p>\n
During Iran’s matches in this World Cup, some Iranian Americans in Los Angeles sought to display the country’s pre-revolutionary flag and block a FIFA ban on that flag. They lost in court, and the ban was upheld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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