The Royal Belgian Football Association 'deplores the decision' by the City of Brussels not to host Belgium's Nations League game with Israel on 6 September.
Israel and Belgium last faced each other in a Euro 2016 qualifier at the King Baudouin Stadium in October 2015The Royal Belgian Football Association "deplores" the city of Brussels' decision not to stage Belgium's Nations League game with Israel on 6 September.
But earlier on Wednesday, the municipal government of Brussels said it "considers it impossible" to stage the game there at all over security fears.The RBFA says it is "looking for a solution to enable us to play the match at home".Most of the home fixtures for the Belgian national team are played at the King Baudouin Stadium.
"However, we understand - and share - the concerns around the situation in Israel and Palestine, and the security implications, so we knew that the home match against Israel would in all likelihood be played without an audience, and had accepted that. Security comes first, always.
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