FIFA President Gianni Infantino took the decision at an annual Congress in Bangkok, where the PFA president made an emotional plea to delegates to hold a vote to suspend Israel from all club and national competitions, accusing it of multiple breaches of FIFA statutes.

"Though we believe sports and politics need to be separated, it is hard to turn a blind eye to national demands because this negates democracy," said the Council in a press statement. 

The first ever direct flight from Israeli-occupied lands has arrived in Qatar on Sunday as Israelis hail that as breakthrough for Doha-Tel Aviv relations.

Following extensive revamp Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art is reopening in early October ahead of the FIFA World Cup.