BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Soccer teams from eight countries are in the West Bank to compete in the Palestine International Championship.

Jordan's Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein, who is Fifa's Asia Vice President, attended the championship's opening ceremony in Ramallah on Monday, along with PA premier Salam Fayyad and sports chairman Jibril Al-Rujub.

Around 10,000 fans watched the Palestinian national team beat Vietnam by two goals in the opening game at the Feisal Husseini stadium, which was broadcast live on Palestine TV.

Teams from Jordan, Mauritania, Tunisia, Kurdistan, Pakistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are also participating in the championship, held under the slogan "Palestine: From Nakba to State."

The finals will be held on May 24.