
John Duerden
Journalist at Freelance
Covers Asia for Guardian, BBC, NYT, World Soccer, AP, ESPN. Columnist in China, Korea, Australia, India & elsewhere. Author of 4 books.
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1 week ago |
idahopress.com | John Duerden
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A long and engrossing qualifying journey of 16 games, while dealing with the obstacles of a war, came crashing down in an instant for Oday Dabbagh and his Palestinian team. Their legacy will long continue. Players left the field in tears in the immediate aftermath at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, last Thursday after their quest for a first appearance at a World Cup evaporated on a contentious penalty awarded deep in extra time. Fans looked on, stunned.
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1 week ago |
midfloridanewspapers.com | John Duerden
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An engrossing qualifying journey of 16 games and the obstacles of a war came crashing down in an instant for Oday Dabbagh and his Palestinian team. Their legacy will long continue. Players left the field in tears in the immediate aftermath at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, last Thursday after their quest for a first appearance at a World Cup evaporated on a contentious penalty awarded deep in extra time. Fans looked on, stunned.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | John Duerden
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1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | John Duerden
By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - An engrossing qualifying journey of 16 games and the obstacles of a war came crashing down in an instant for Oday Dabbagh and his Palestinian team. Their legacy will long continue. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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1 week ago |
nsnews.com | John Duerden
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An engrossing qualifying journey of 16 games and the obstacles of a war came crashing down in an instant for Oday Dabbagh and his Palestinian team. Their legacy will long continue. Players left the field in tears in the immediate aftermath at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, last Thursday after their quest for a first appearance at a World Cup evaporated on a contentious penalty awarded deep in extra time. Fans looked on, stunned.
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Palestinian fans clap the players off. The World Cup dream, amazing that it got this far, is over https://t.co/gmB51ZXITC

Oman celebrating. Palestinian players in tears https://t.co/ycWEVgUXwQ

Heartbreak for Palestine Injury time penalty for Oman. https://t.co/boKFsYgu6e