Oman's forward #11 Muhsen Al-Ghassani celebrates scoring during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Players stand for the national anthems ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters turn their backs to the pitch at 43' for a minute as a protest of the world turning its back on Palestine, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Oman's coach Rashid Jaber looks at the game from the sidelines during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Oman's players stand for the anthems as supporters form a Omani flag in the stands ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestine's players stand for the anthems as supporters form a Palestinian flag in the stands ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

A Palestine supporter with a Palestinian flag drawn on her cheek wears a traditional keffiyeh in the stands ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)

A girl lift a Palestinian flag in the stands ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Oman and Palestine at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI / AFP) (Photo by HAITHAM AL-SHUKAIRI/AFP via Getty Images)