Recipe for Unnecessary Strife 
Here's a great way to create unnecessary strife:
Step 1: Remove Iran from the World Cup (so far I am all in favor)
Step 2: Arbitrarily replace it with Israel (huh?)
Seriously, that's what this 
article on NRO proposes.  
I'm all for pissing off the Islamic world for legitimate purposes, but not to give Israel an automatic berth in a soccer tournament.