The Palestinian football federation chief said on Friday it was "too soon" for a match against Israel as proposed by Barcelona although he praised the idea.
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"This idea would cause a quake in the region if it were to take place, but it is too soon and the ball is in the Israeli camp," said Jibril Rajoub.
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"The conditions are not ready for this idea. Israel does not even recognise us as a sporting entity," said the federation president.
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Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has suggested a football match between Israel and the Palestinians with players from both sides of the conflict as a step towards Middle East peace.
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Rosell, who met with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv on Thursday, travelled to the West Bank town of Ramallah the next day for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.
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"The idea is to help the two peoples to reach peace with a meeting in which Barcelona stars and players from the two sides would take part," Rosell told a joint press conference with Rajoub.