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FIFA congress in Vancouver exposes rifts weeks before Canada hosts World Cup

Global tensions felt as Iranian delegation absent and Palestinian soccer president refused to shake hands with Israeli counterpart

Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub, right, gestures toward FIFA president Gianni Infantino, centre, after refusing to stand together with Israel Football Association vice-president Basim Sheikh Suliman, left, during the 76th FIFA Congress, in Vancouver, on Thursday.

Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub, right, gestures toward FIFA president Gianni Infantino, centre, after refusing to stand together with Israel Football Association vice-president Basim Sheikh Suliman, left, during the 76th FIFA Congress, in Vancouver, on Thursday.

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