As the Palestinian anthem rang out before their Asian Cup opener against Iran, defender Mohammed Saleh’s thoughts turned to his life in Gaza and his family trapped under Israeli bombardment. Saleh had not heard from his family in two days as he took to the pitch in Doha’s Education City Stadium on Sunday in front of 27,619 fans. “They are living in a tent on open land… May God help them,” he told AFP after the match, explaining that his home in Gaza City had been destroyed and his family pushed from house to house during over 100 days of fighting in the Palestinian territory.
