A group of overjoyed England fans were interviewed after their nation’s clear win over Senegal in the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup. One of them, in particular, made for an uncomfortable situation that left the interviewer shocked and not sure of how to react.
The reporter was conducting a live feed for an Israeli TV channel when he encountered the fans. He first asked them to be animated for the cameras and proceeded to ask them if football is indeed “coming home” to England. When one fan answered that he believed they would not have any issues against France, their rivals in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
However, one of the fans grabbed the microphone and yelled: “… and more importantly: free Palestine!“
The Israeli reporter, clearly uncomfortable, tried to manage the situation by saying “football only”, and then asked another fan in the group another question about the Three Lions football team.