This is a record of the Israel national team's results at the

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

. They have qualified for the tournament on one occasion, in

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

. Israel qualified for the 1970 World Cup as an Asian team. Nowadays Israel competes in the European zone, as well as a full member of

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since the 1990s.

History

Both in 1934 and in 1938,

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

competed in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 1970,

Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA). Israel's national team is the direct successor of the M ...

competed in the FIFA World Cup final-tournament, for the very first time.

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states in reference to this 1930s Palestine Mandate team that Asia's ( AFC's) 'Palestine team' that had participated in previous competitions during the 1930s, was actually the forerunner of current Europe's (

's)

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

national team; and as such bears no-relation to the national team of the

Palestinian Authority The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine,

whatsoever. Therefore, the region currently referred to as Palestine (Israel) is confusingly considered "one of the first

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n teams to compete in the

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Record at the FIFA World Cup

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, rowspan=2 colspan=9, ''Did not qualify'' ,

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, 2 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 1 , 4 , Europe , - !colspan="10", As {{fb, ISR !colspan="8", As {{fb, ISR , - , {{flagicon, Brazil, 1889

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

, rowspan=5 colspan=9, ''Did not qualify'' ,

, 2 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 2 , 11 , rowspan=2, Europe , - , {{flagicon, Switzerland

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

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1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

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, 2 , 0 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 4 , CAF/AFC , - , {{flagicon, Chile

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

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, 6 , 3 , 1 , 2 , 13 , 14 , rowspan=2, UEFA , - , {{flagicon, England

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, 4 , 0 , 0 , 4 , 1 , 12 , - , {{flagicon, Mexico

, Group stage , 12th , 3 , 0 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 3 ,

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, 4 , 3 , 1 , 0 , 8 , 1 , rowspan=3, AFC/OFC , - , {{flagicon, West Germany

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, rowspan=13 colspan=9, ''Did not qualify'' , Zone A Final , 6 , 4 , 1 , 1 , 12 , 2 , - , {{flagicon, Argentina

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

First round First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and reco ...

, 4 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 5 , 3 , - , {{flagicon, Spain

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

5th Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...

, 8 , 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 10 , UEFA , - , {{flagicon, Mexico

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, 6 , 3 , 1 , 2 , 17 , 6 , rowspan=2, OFC , - , {{flagicon, Italy

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, 6 , 1 , 4 , 1 , 5 , 5 , - , {{flagicon, United States of America

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, 6th , 10 , 1 , 3 , 6 , 10 , 27 , rowspan=12, UEFA , - , {{flagicon, France, 1974

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

, 8 , 4 , 1 , 3 , 9 , 7 , - , {{flagicon, South Korea, 1997 {{flagicon, Japan

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, 8 , 3 , 3 , 2 , 11 , 7 , - , {{flagicon, Germany

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, 10 , 4 , 6 , 0 , 15 , 10 , - , {{flagicon, South Africa

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

4th Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...

, 10 , 4 , 4 , 2 , 20 , 10 , - , {{flagicon, Brazil

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, 10 , 3 , 5 , 2 , 19 , 14 , - , {{flagicon, Russia

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, 10 , 4 , 0 , 6 , 10 , 15 , - , {{flagicon, Qatar

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, 10 , 5 , 1 , 4 , 23 , 21 , - , {{flagicon, Canada {{flagicon, Mexico {{flagicon, United States of America

2026 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1930 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** ''Soup to Nuts'', the first on-scree ...

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By Match

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Record by Opponent

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1970 FIFA World Cup

At the

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, Israel participated for the first time. Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1970, along with

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and

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

. Although it was reported in the build-up to the final draw that seedings would be used, as had been the case at the previous two World Cup Finals, the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced that there would be no seeding of teams.{{cite web , url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/82/40/89/fs-201_12a_fwc-seeding.pdf, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722050449/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/82/40/89/fs-201%5f12a%5ffwc-seeding.pdf, url-status=dead, archive-date=22 July 2012, publisher=FIFA , title=FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010 , date=November 2009 Instead, the sixteen teams were divided into four 'geographical groupings', which also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations; the system ensured that Israel and Morocco would not be drawn to face each other after Morocco had earlier threatened to withdraw from the tournament, as they had done from the Olympic football tournament two years earlier, if that were the case.

1970 Qualifying Round

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1970 Qualifying Round 1

During the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel received a

bye in the first round and moved directly to the

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1970 Qualifying Round 2

In the second round,

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, quarter-finalists at the previous tournament, were disqualified after refusing to play in Israel for political reasons.{{cite book, last=Glanville, first=Brian, title=The Story of the World Cup, page=167, publisher=Faber and Faber, year=2010 {{:1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC), transcludesection=R2 Group 2, showteam=ISR {{football box collapsible , date = 28 September 1969 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 4 – 0 , team2 = {{fb, NZL , goals1 = Spiegler {{goal, 48
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1970 Qualifying Final Round

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1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2

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Itzhak Shum Itzhak Shum ( he, יצחק שום; born 1 September 1948 in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR) is a retired Israeli football player and manager, and currently the owner of Hapoel Kfar Saba. Playing career He played 78 times and scored 10 goals for Is ...

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Yehoshua Feigenbaum Yehoshua "Shiye" Feigenbaum ( he, יהושע "שייע" פייגנבוים, born 5 December 1947) is a former Israeli football player. As a striker, he holds many records with Israel national football team. Honours As a Player *Israeli Premier ...

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Rachamim Talbi Rachamim Talbi ( he, רחמים טלבי; born Rahamim Talbiev ( bg, Paхaмим Taлбиeв; born 17 May 1943 in Vidin, Bulgaria) is a former Israeli association football, football forward, who played for the Israel national football team, Israe ...

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Shraga Bar Shraga Bar ( he, שרגא בר; born March 24, 1948) is a former Israeli football defender who played for the Israel national team between 1968 and 1972. He was part of the team for the Israel squad in the 1970 World Cup. At club level, Bar pl ...

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Emmanuel Scheffer Emmanuel Scheffer ( he, עמנואל שפר‎; 1 February 1924 – 28 December 2012) was an Israeli football player and coach who was born in Germany. He was twice the manager of the Israel national football team (1968–70, 1978–79), led ...

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Dani Shmulevich-Rom Daniel "Dani" Shmulevich-Rom ( he, דני (רום) שמולביץ) was an Israeli footballer. Biography Dani Shmulevich-Rom played for the Maccabi Haifa F.C. from 1957 to 1973. He was known by his ability to play several positions. He died on 18 ...

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Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

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Eli Ben Rimoz Eliahu Ben Rimoz (born 20 November 1944) is an Israeli former international footballer who competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Ben Rimoz played club football for Hapoel Jerusalem and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מוע ...

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Shimshon Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.

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Qualifier history

Through the 2014 qualifier, Israel has entered the qualifiers for the World Cup on 19 occasions. In 1934 and 1938 Palestine, under the British Mandate, competed. As Israel was established in place of Palestine in 1948, Israel began competing in 1950. In all years but 1970 Israel failed to qualify for the World Cup. {{hidden begin , title = 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier , titlestyle = background:#274da9; color:white; , bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6; At the

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competed in the Africa and Asia Group 12 qualifying round. Mandatory Palestine finished in second place and was eliminated. The Palestine football team consisted of nine British footballers, six Jewish footballers and one Arab footballer. FIFA states in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team that the 'Palestine team' that had participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today's Israel team and as such bears no relation to the national team of the Palestinian authority. However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers". ;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , use_goal_ratio=y , team1=EGY, name_EGY={{fb, EGY, 1922 , team2=BMP, name_BMP={{fb, British Mandate for Palestine , team3=TUR, pos_TUR=—, name_TUR={{fb, TUR, status_TUR=W , win_EGY=2, draw_EGY=0, loss_EGY=0, gf_EGY=11, ga_EGY=2 , win_BMP=0, draw_BMP=0, loss_BMP=2, gf_BMP=2, ga_BMP=11 , status_text_W=Withdrew , col_A=#ccffcc, text_A= , result1=A , update=complete, source= ;Matches ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 16 March 1934 , team1 = {{fb-rt, EGY, 1922 , score = 7 – 1 , report

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Palestine/Eretz Israel , stadium =

Palms Stadium The Palms Ground ( he, מגרש הדקלים) was a football ground in the Florentin, Tel Aviv, Florentin neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. The ground was first known as Maccabi Ground and later as Hapoel Ground, but was nicknamed Palms Ground aft ...

, attendance = 8,000 , referee = Frederick Goodsby (

) , nobars = 1 ---- ;Squad Coaches: {{flagicon, British Mandate for Palestine{{flagicon, Austria

Egon Pollak Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak ( he, אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel nati ...

, {{flagicon, British Mandate for Palestine{{flagicon, POL

Shimon Ratner Shimon Ratner ( he, שמעון רוטנר), also known as Shimon Leumi ( he, שמעון לאומי), and by the nickname "Lumek" ( he, לומק) was a Polish-born association football, football player and coach, who coached the Mandatory Palestine ...

16/03/1934:
GK:

Willy Berger Willy Ze'ev Berger ( he, וילי ברגר; 17 January 1906 – 1 July 1986) was an Israeli footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hakoah Tel Aviv and for Eretz Israel football team ...

(

)
DF: Avraham Reznik (

), Pinhas Fiedler ( Maccabi Hasmonean)
MF: Zalman Friedman (

), Gedalyahu Fuchs (

), Yohanan Sukenik (

)
FW:

Amnon Harlap Amnon Harlap ( he, אמנון חרל"פ, born 13 December 1909 - died 29 May 2006) was an Israeli footballer, who played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Mandatory Palestine national football team. Playing career Harlap was born in Rehovot in 1909, an ...

(

), Ferenc Kraus (

), Paul Kastenbaum (

Haim Reich Haim Reich ( he, חיים רייך; 9 April 1911 – 23 January 1965) was a football player who played on teams and internationally in Mandatory Palestine, and manager for teams in the region before and after independence as Israel in 1948. As a ...

Avraham Nudelman Avraham Nudelman ( he, אברהם נודלמן) was an Israeli footballer who played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Mandatory Palestine national football team during the British Mandate era. Playing career Nudelman was born in Menashiya neighborhood of ...

(

) 06/04/1934:
GK:

(

)
DF: David Weinberg (

), Pinhas Fiedler ( Maccabi Hasmonean)
MF: Zalman Friedman (

), Gedalyahu Fuchs (

), Yohanan Sukenik (

)
FW:

(

), Ya'akov Levi-Meir (

), Ya'akov Zelivanski (

(

) {{hidden end {{hidden begin , title = 1938 FIFA World Cup qualifier , titlestyle = background:#274da9; color:white; , bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6; At the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

competed in the UEFA Group 6 qualifying round. Hungary as the strongest team of this group was seeded. Greece and Mandatory Palestine would play against each other on a home-and-away basis, with Hungary playing against the winner at home. Mandatory Palestine lost to Greece in the First Round, and finished in third and last place. In 1938 World Cup marked the second (

being the first) and final time Mandatory Palestine competed in the World Cup. FIFA states in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team that the 'Palestine team' that had participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today's Israel team and as such bears no relation to the national team of the Palestinian authority. ;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , use_goal_ratio=y , team1=GRE, name_GRE={{fb, GRE, old , team2=MPL, name_MPL={{fb, Mandatory Palestine , win_GRE=2, draw_GRE=0, loss_GRE=0, gf_GRE=4, ga_GRE=1 , win_MPL=0, draw_MPL=0, loss_MPL=2, gf_MPL=1, ga_MPL=4 , col_A=#ccffcc, text_A= , result1=A , update=complete, source= ;Matches ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 22 January 1938 , team1 = {{fb-rt, Mandatory Palestine , report
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, score = 1 – 3 , team2 = {{fb, Greece, old , goals1 = Neufeld {{goal, 36 , goals2 = Vikelidis {{goal, 15, , 30
Migiakis {{goal, 73 , location =

, Palestine/Eretz Israel , stadium =

Maccabiah Stadium The Maccabiah Stadium ( he, אצטדיון המכביה ''Itztadion HaMakabiya'') was a football stadium on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabiah Stadium was built in 1932 for the first Maccabiah Games and was filled to capacity for t ...

, attendance = 8,000 , referee = Mohammed Youssef (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 20 February 1938 , team1 = {{fb-rt, GRE, old , report
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, score = 1 – 0 , team2 = {{fb, Mandatory Palestine , goals1 = Vikelidis {{goal, 88, pen. , location =

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

, stadium = Stadio Leoforos Alexandras , attendance = 12,000 , referee = Mika Popovic (

) , nobars = 1 ---- ;;Game 1: Mandatory Palestine vs Greece {, class="wikitable" width=100% , - , width=33% valign=top, {{flagicon, Mandatory Palestine Palestine (British Mandate) , width=33% valign=top align=center, 1 — 3
(final score after 90 minutes) , width=33% valign=top, {{Flagicon, GRE, old Greece , - {{col-break ''Manager:'' {{flagicon, AUT

---- ''Team:''
01 - GK - Julius Klein
02 - DF - Avraham Beit haLevi
03 - DF - Avraham Reznik ''(

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04 - MF - Yosef Libermann
05 - MF - Yohanan Sukenik
06 - MF - Menahem Mirmovich
07 - FW - Mila Ginzburg
08 - FW - Shuka Brashedski
09 - FW -

Peri Neufeld Franz "Peri" Neufeld ( he, פרי נויפלד; 1 July 1913 – 17 January 1982), also known as Kfir Neufeld ( he, כפורי נויפלד, links=no), was an Israeli footballer who played as a forward. At club level, he played for Tersana in Egy ...

10 - FW -

Gaul Machlis Gaul Machlis ( he, גאול מכליס; 21 May 1918 – 19 February 1995) was an Israeli football player and manager. As a player, he played as a forward or attacking midfielder for Maccabi Petah Tikva and Maccabi Tel Aviv at club level, and for ...

11 - FW - Avraham Nudelmann ---- ''Substitutes:'' ''none'' ---- ''Unused Substitutes:''
? ---- ''Scorers:''
1-2

(36') , valign=middle align=center, Half-time:
1-2 Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 5) Date:
Saturday
22 January 1938 Kick off:
3.30 p.m. Venue:

Attendance:
5000 Referee:
Mohamed Youssef {{flag, EGY Assistants:
? Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ? {{col-break ''Manager:'' {{flagicon, GRE, old

Kostas Negrepontis Kostas Negrepontis ( el, Κώστας Νεγρεπόντης; 31 October 1897 – 19 February 1973) was a Greek footballer who played as a center forward in the 1920's and 1930's and a later manager. He was considered a great virtuoso of the bal ...

---- ''Team:''
01 - GK -

Spyros Sklavounos Spyros Sklavounos ( el, Σπύρος Σκλαβούνος; 1912 –?) was a Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in eight matches for the Greece national football team from 1932 to 1938. He was also part of Greece's team for th ...

02 - DF -

Georgios Gasparis Giorgos Gasparis (alternative spellings: Georgios, Giorgios) ( el, Γιώργος Γάσπαρης; born January 31, 1965, in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard and shooting ...

03 - DF -

Georgios Papadopoulos Geórgios Papadopoulos (; el, Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greeks, Greek military officer and political leader who ruled Greece as a military dictator from 1967 to 1973. He joined the Hellenic ...

04 - MF -

Anastassios Kritikos Anastasios Kritikos (born 1914, date of death unknown) was a Greek footballer who played as a midfielder. He made eight appearances for the Greece national team from 1934 to 1938. He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matc ...

05 - MF -

Antonis Kasimatis Antonis Kasimatis (born 1915, date of death unknown) was a Greek footballer. He played in three matches for the Greece national football team from 1935 to 1938. He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA ...

sub 46'
06 - MF -

Konstantinos Gikas Konstantinos Gikas (1913 – 1980) was a Greek footballer. He played in five matches for the Greece national football team from 1930 to 1938. He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA World Cup T ...

07 - FW -

Antonis Migiakis Antonis Migiakis ( el, Aντώνης Mηγιάκης; born 23 October 1911 – 19 November 1999) was a star forward for Greek football team Panathinaikos in the 1930s. He is probably best remembered for his memorable performance in his team's 8– ...

''(

)''
08 - FW - Dimitris Baltatsis
09 - FW -

Kleanthis Vikelidis Kleanthis Vikelides ( el, Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 23 October 1916 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris Thessaloniki and the Greece national football team. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris Thess ...

10 - FW -

Kleanthis Maropoulos Kleanthis Maropoulos ( el, Κλεάνθης Μαρόπουλος; 1919 – 3 January 1991) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker for AEK Athens He was a star footballer during the 1930's and 1940's and arguably the greatest Greek playe ...

11 - FW - Theologis Symeonidis ---- ''Substitutes:''
12 - MF - Spyros Kontoulis on 46' ---- ''Unused Substitutes:''
? ---- ''Scorers:''
0-1

(15')
0-2

(30')
1-3

(73') ;;Game 2: Greece vs Mandatory Palestine {, class="wikitable" width=100% , - , width=33% valign=top, {{Flagicon, GRE, old Greece , width=33% valign=top align=center, 1 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes) , width=33% valign=top, {{flagicon, Mandatory Palestine Palestine (British Mandate) , - {{col-break ''Manager:'' {{flagicon, GRE, old

---- ''Team:''
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sub 15'
02 - DF -

03 - DF -

04 - MF -

05 - MF - Spyros Kontoulis
06 - MF -

07 - FW -

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)''
08 - FW - Spyros Depountis
09 - FW -

10 - FW -

11 - FW - Vassilis Manetas ---- ''Substitutes:''
12 - GK - Nikolaos Sotiriadis on 15' ---- ''Unused Substitutes:''
? ---- ''Scorers:''
1-0

(86', pen.) , valign=middle align=center, Half-time:
0-0 Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 5) Date:
Sunday
20 February 1938 Kick off:
3 p.m. Venue:
Leoforos Alexandras,

Attendance:
12000 Referee:
Mika Popović {{flag, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, name=YUG Assistants:
? Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ? {{col-break ''Manager:'' {{flagicon, AUT

---- ''Team:''
01 - GK - Israel Elsner
02 - DF - Avraham Beit haLevi
03 - DF - Avraham Reznik ''(

)''
06 - MF - Yosef Libermann
05 - MF - Gdalyahu Fuchs
04 - MF - Menahem Mirmovich
08 - FW - Yona Stern
10 - FW -

Jerry Beit haLevi Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi ( he, ג'רי בית הלוי; 14 November 1912 – 3 February 1997) was an Israeli association football, football player and manager. Playing career Jerry played on the field with his brother Avraham Beit haLevi, Avrah ...

09 - FW -

07 - FW -

11 - FW -

Natan Panz Natan Panz ( he, נתן פנץ; September 28, 1917 – April 28, 1948) was a Jewish football player from Mandatory Palestine, who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Tel Aviv, as well as playing one match with the Mandatory Palestine national f ...

---- ''Substitutes:'' ''none'' ---- ''Unused Substitutes:''
? ---- ''Scorers:''
- ;Squad Head coach: {{flagicon, AUT

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, - , FW , , align="left", Yona Stern , , 1908 , , 1 , , 0 , , 90 , , 0 , , 0 , , - , , bgcolor=red, 90 , , align="left", {{flagicon, Mandatory Palestine

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{{hidden end {{hidden begin , title = 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier , titlestyle = background:#274da9; color:white; , bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6; At the

1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...

, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 3 qualifying round. Israel finished in third and last place. This World Cup was the first for Israel, although they previously competed in 1934 and 1938 as Mandatory Palestine. FIFA states in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team that the 'Palestine team' that had participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today's Israel team and as such bears no relation to the national team of the Palestinian authority. ;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , team1=YUG, name_YUG={{fb, YUG , team2=ISR, name_ISR={{fb, ISR , win_YUG=2, draw_YUG=0, loss_YUG=0, gf_YUG=11, ga_YUG=2 , win_ISR=0, draw_ISR=0, loss_ISR=2, gf_ISR=2, ga_ISR=11 , col_A=#cfc, text_A= , result1=A , col_B=#f5f5f5, text_B= , result2=B , update=complete, source= ''Source:'' ;Matches Israel competed in Group 3, which had 3 teams each. The strongest team, France, was seeded. The winner of the First Round would move on to the Final Round. Israel lost to Yugoslavia in the First Round and was eliminated. ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 21 August 1949 , team1 = {{fb-rt, YUG , report
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) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 18 September 1949 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , report
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, score = 2–5 , team2 = {{fb, YUG , goals1 = Glazer {{goal, 65, , 76 , goals2 = Valok {{goal, 19, , 64
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, stadium =

, attendance = 20,000 , referee = Yosef Kinstlich (

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, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 10 qualifying round. Israel finished in third and last place.{{cite web, url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54qual.html, title=World Cup 1954 qualifications, website=

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, score = 1 – 0 , team2 = {{fb, ISR , goals1 = Bembis {{goal , location =

, referee = Massai (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 8 November 1953 , team1 = {{fb-rt, YUG , report
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, score = 1 – 0 , team2 = {{fb, ISR , goals1 =

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, referee = Alsteen (

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) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 8 March 1954 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , report
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{{goal , location =

, stadium =

, referee = Buchmüller (

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) , nobars = 1 ---- {{hidden end {{hidden begin , title = 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier , titlestyle = background:#274da9; color:white; , bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6; At the

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, Israel competed in the Africa and Asia qualification round. The round was conducted in a knockout stage format. Israel won its group by default because its three opponents,

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, refused to play. The national team was placed in the African/Asian zone and was drawn to play against Turkey in the first round. However, Turkey withdrew in protest of being placed in the African/Asian zone (instead of the European Zone), and Israel advanced to the second round without playing a match, along with Indonesia, Egypt and Sudan. Israel was drawn to play Indonesia, but, as Indonesia refused to play in Israel and as FIFA rejected their request to play against Israel on neutral ground, Indonesia withdrew and Israel advanced to the regional finals, again without playing a match, alongside Sudan. In the final round, Sudan refused to play Israel for political reasons and withdrew. FIFA had imposed a rule that no team would qualify without playing at least one match, after it had happened in several previous World Cups. Wales, which finished second in its group behind

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, the runner-up of UEFA Group 4, was the team drawn from the UEFA group runners-up. ;;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , ptsfirst=y , team1=WAL, name_WAL={{fb, WAL, 1953 , team2=ISR, name_ISR={{fb, ISR , win_WAL=2, draw_WAL=0, loss_WAL=0, gf_WAL=4, ga_WAL=0 , win_ISR=0, draw_ISR=0, loss_ISR=2, gf_ISR=0, ga_ISR=4 , col_A=#cfc, text_A= , result1=A , update=complete, source= ;;Matches ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 15 January 1958 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 0 – 2 , report
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Maurice Guigue Maurice Alexandre Guigue (August 4, 1912 – February 27, 2011) was a football referee from France, who led the 1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958 FIFA World Cup Final in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the second Frenchman, after Georges Capdeville, to referee a ...

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, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 7 qualifying round. The round was conducted in a knockout stage format. The five teams in this group played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis, with Israel finishing in second place, after losing to Italy in the finals. ;Bracket {{Round8 , RD1=First Round , RD2=Second Round , RD3=Final , , {{fb, ITA , - , ''bye'' , - , , {{fb, ROU, 1952 , - , ''bye'' , - , , {{fb, ETH, 1897 , - , ''bye'' , - , , {{fb, ISR , 1 6 , {{fb, CYP , 1 1 , , {{fb, ITA , - , {{fb, ROU, 1952 , withdrew , , {{fb, ETH, 1897 , 0 2 , {{fb, ISR , 1 3 , , {{fb, ITA , 4 6 , {{fb, ISR , 2 0 ;Matches ;;First Round Israel defeated Cyprus to advance to the Second Round. ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 13 November 1960 , team1 = {{fb-rt, CYP, 1960 , score = 1 – 1 , report
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) , nobars = 1 ---- ;;Final round Israel lost to Italy in the Final Round to be eliminated. {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , show_positions=n , team1=ITA, name_ITA={{fb, ITA , team2=ISR, name_ISR={{fb, ISR , win_ITA=2, draw_ITA=0, loss_ITA=0, gf_ITA=10, ga_ITA=2 , win_ISR=0, draw_ISR=0, loss_ISR=2, gf_ISR=2, ga_ISR=10 , update=complete, source= ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 15 October 1961 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 2 – 4 , report
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Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The cl ...

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Yehoshua Glazer Yehoshua Glazer ( he, יהושע גלזר, 29 December 1927 – 29 December 2018) was an Israeli footballer who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and for the Israel national football team his entire career. Honours *Israeli Premier League (6): **1946� ...

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Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי תל אביב; ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club from Tel Aviv and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sport Club. Founded in 1906 in Jaffa as ...

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Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Te ...

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Ya'akov Hodorov Ya'akov "Yankele" Hodorov (Hebrew: יעקב חודורוב) (16 June 1927 – 31 December 2006) was an Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is one Israel's best goalkeepers of all time and the leading goalkeeper of his ...

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Boaz Kofman Boaz Kofman ( he, בועז קופמן) is a former Israeli footballer and football manager who played for Hapoel Petah Tikva, where he also served as manager, and for the Israel national football team. Career Playing career Kofman joined Hapoel ...

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Hapoel Haifa F.C. Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli Association football, football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one Israeli football champio ...

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Amatsia Levkovich Amatsia Levkovich (27 December 1937 – 4 November 2021) was an Israeli association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender for Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv. He made 42 appearances for the Israel na ...

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Avraham Menchel Avraham Menchel ( he, אברהם מנצ'ל)(born December 12, 1935) is a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of ...

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Shlomo Nahari Shlomo Nahari (born 17 October 1934) is an Israeli footballer. He played in twelve matches for the Israel national football team from 1958 to 1961. References External links * 1934 births Living people Israeli men's footballers F ...

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Zecharia Ratzabi Zecharia Ratzabi (29 May 1934 – 10 October 2005) was an Israeli footballer. He played in eleven matches for the Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represen ...

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Nahum Stelmach Nahum Stelmach ( he, נחום סטלמך; – ) was an Israeli footballer and manager. Biography Stelmach was born in Petah Tikva, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel), to a Jewish family. He was chosen third by ''Yediot Aharonots greatest ...

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1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...

, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 1 qualifying round, finishing in third and last place. Israeli referee

Menachem Ashkenazi Menachem Ashkenazi ( he, מנחם אשכנזי) (6 August 1934 – 13 November 2000) was an Israeli international football referee, born in Bulgaria, active during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Asian referee who officiated in a World C ...

also participated in the World Cup, officiating the

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Heysel Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium (french: Stade Roi Baudouin , nl, Koning Boudewijnstadion ) is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. Located in the Heysel district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel Plateau in v ...

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, attendance = 21,699 , referee = Poulsen (

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 13 June 1965 , team1 = {{fb-rt, BUL, 1946 , score = 4 – 0 , report
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, team2 = {{fb, ISR , goals1 = Kotkov {{goal, 16, , 39
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Slavia Stadium Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov ( bg, Стадион „Александър Шаламанов“) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Slavia district of Sofia, Bulgaria named after the football legend Aleksandar Shalamanov. It is currently used fo ...

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

, attendance = 18,770 , referee = Talu (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 10 November 1965 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 0 – 5 , report
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, team2 = {{fb, BEL , goals2 = Van Himst {{goal, 24, , 33, , 69
Thio {{goal, 31
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, attendance = 48,355 , referee = Sbardeua (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 21 November 1965 , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 1 – 2 , report
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, team2 = {{fb, BUL, 1946 , goals1 = Talbi {{goal, 48 , goals2 = Kolev {{goal, 31
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, attendance = 28,213 , referee = Babauczek (

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Milovan Ćirić Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945� ...

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Menahem Bello Menachem 'Miko' Bello ( he, מנחם בלו; born 26 December 1947) is a former Israeli football defender, who played for the Israel national team between 1965 and 1975. He was part of the Israel squad for the 1970 World Cup. At club level, B ...

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Moshe Leon Moshe "Mutzi" Leon ( he, משה "מוצי" ליאון; born January 9, 1944) is a former Israeli international footballer of Bulgarian descent. Leon is regarded as the greatest player in the history of Maccabi Jaffa, there he played for over 20 ...

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Haim Levin Haim Levin (born c. 1937 in Petah Tikva) is a former Israeli football goalkeeper who is most famous for playing in Maccabi Tel Aviv and for Israel in the 1960s. Honours * Israeli championships ** 1966–68 * State Cup **1963–64, 1964–65, 1966 ...

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Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

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Rahamim Talbi Rachamim Talbi ( he, רחמים טלבי; born Rahamim Talbiev ( bg, Paхaмим Taлбиeв; born 17 May 1943 in Vidin, Bulgaria) is a former Israeli football forward, who played for the Israel national team between 1965 and 1973. He was part o ...

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Hakoah Ramat Gan Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadiu ...

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, Israel competed in the AFC and OFC qualifying round, losing in the Zone A finals.World Cup 1974 qualifications
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in 1974.{{cite web, url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=isr/news/newsid=942721.html , title=Israel make their mark - UEFA.com, publisher=uefa.com, access-date=2016-06-30 ;Classification matches Based on the results of the classification match Israel was assigned to Group 2 with Thailand and Malaysia. ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 16 May 1973 , time = 19:45 KST (

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{{goal, 5
Moshe Onana {{goal, 61 , goals2 =

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{{goal, 27 , stadium =

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, attendance = 25,000 , referee = Boskovic (

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) , nobars = 1 ---- ;Group 2 Israel finished in first place in Group 2, moving on to the semi-finals with South Korea. ;;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , ptsfirst=y , team1=ISR, name_ISR={{fb, ISR , team2=KOR, name_KOR={{fb, KOR , team3=MAS, name_MAS={{fb, MAS , team4=THA, name_THA={{fb, THA , win_ISR=2, draw_ISR=1, loss_ISR=0, gf_ISR=9, ga_ISR=0 , win_KOR=1, draw_KOR=2, loss_KOR=0, gf_KOR=4, ga_KOR=0 , win_MAS=1, draw_MAS=1, loss_MAS=1, gf_MAS=2, ga_MAS=3 , win_THA=0, draw_THA=0, loss_THA=3, gf_THA=0, ga_THA=12 , col_A=#ffebad, text_A= , result1=A, result2=A , update=complete, source= ;;Matches ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 19 May 1973 , time = 17:25 KST (

) , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 3 – 0 , team2 = {{fb, MAS , goals1 = Farkas {{goal, 50

{{goal, 62
Moshe Onana {{goal, 82 , goals2 = , stadium =

, attendance = 30,000 , referee = Aing Kim Ean (

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) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 21 May 1973 , time = 18:00 KST (

) , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 6 – 0 , team2 = {{fb, THA , goals1 =

{{goal, 12

{{goal, 62

{{goal, 69
Zvi Rozen {{goal, 73, , 84
Moshe Onana {{goal, 78 , goals2 = , stadium =

, attendance = 35,000 , referee = Dhillon (

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) , nobars = 1 ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 23 May 1973 , time = 19:45 KST (

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, attendance = 40,000 , referee = U Tin Thut (

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) , nobars = 1 ;Semifinals Israel, defeating Japan in the semifinals, advanced to the Zone A finals to face South Korea. ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 26 May 1973 , time = 16:45 KST (

) , team1 = {{fb-rt, ISR , score = 1 – 0
{{aet , team2 = {{fb, JPN , goals1 = Moshe Onana {{goal, 110 , goals2 = , stadium =

, attendance = 35,000 , referee = Dhillon (

) , nobars = 1 ---- ;Finals In the Zone A finals, Israel lost to South Korea, who moved on to the AFC/OFC

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. ---- {{football box collapsible , date = 28 May 1973 , time = 19:00 KST (

) , team1 = {{fb-rt, KOR , score = 1 – 0
{{aet , team2 = {{fb, ISR , goals1 = Cha Bum-Kun {{goal, 109 , goals2 = , stadium =

, attendance = 40,000 , referee = U Tin Thut (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{hidden end {{hidden begin , title = 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier , titlestyle = background:#274da9; color:white; , bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6; At the

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in 1974, was still assigned to compete in the AFC and OFC qualifying round. Additionally Israeli referee, Abraham Klein, worked games in

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. ;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , ptsfirst=y , team1=KOR, name_KOR={{Fb, KOR , team2=ISR, name_ISR={{Fb, ISR , team3=JPN, name_JPN={{Fb, JPN, 1870 , team4=PRK, pos_PRK=—, name_PRK={{Fb, PRK , status_PRK=W , win_KOR=2, draw_KOR=2, loss_KOR=0, gf_KOR=4, ga_KOR=1 , win_ISR=2, draw_ISR=1, loss_ISR=1, gf_ISR=5, ga_ISR=3 , win_JPN=0, draw_JPN=1, loss_JPN=3, gf_JPN=0, ga_JPN=5 , status_text_W=Withdrew , col_A=#ffebad, text_A= , result1=A , update=complete, source= ;Matches {{Football box collapsible , date = 27 February 1977 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, ISR , score = 0 – 0 , team2 = {{Fb, KOR , location =

, stadium =

, referee = McGinlay (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{Football box collapsible , date = 6 March 1977 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, ISR , score = 2 – 0 , team2 = {{Fb, JPN, 1870 , location =

, stadium =

, referee = Kitabdjian (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{Football box collapsible , date = 10 March 1977 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, JPN, 1870 , score = 0 – 2 , team2 = {{Fb, ISR , location =

, stadium =

, referee = Verbeke (

) , nobars = 1 ---- {{Football box collapsible , date = 20 March 1977 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, KOR , score = 3 – 1 , team2 = {{Fb, ISR , goals1 = Cha Bum-Kun {{Goal, 23

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, nobars = 1 ---- {{hidden end {{hidden begin , title = 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier , titlestyle = background:#274da9; color:white; , bodystyle = background:#FFFFE6; At the

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in the early 1990s. The 1982 World Cup Israel was not yet part of the continent group, however was assigned to it. ;Standings {{#invoke:sports table, main, style=WDL , res_col_header=Q , winpoints=2 , ptsfirst=y , team1=SCO, name_SCO={{Fb, SCO , team2=NIR, name_NIR={{Fb, NIR , team3=SWE, name_SWE={{Fb, SWE , team4=POR, name_POR={{Fb, POR , team5=ISR, name_ISR={{Fb, ISR , win_SCO=4, draw_SCO=3, loss_SCO=1, gf_SCO=9, ga_SCO=4 , win_NIR=3, draw_NIR=3, loss_NIR=2, gf_NIR=6, ga_NIR=3 , win_SWE=3, draw_SWE=2, loss_SWE=3, gf_SWE=7, ga_SWE=8 , win_POR=3, draw_POR=1, loss_POR=4, gf_POR=8, ga_POR=11 , win_ISR=1, draw_ISR=3, loss_ISR=4, gf_ISR=6, ga_ISR=10 , col_A=#ccffcc, text_A= , result1=A, result2=A , update=complete, source= ;Matches {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Northern Ireland" , date = 26 March 1980 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, ISR , report
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, score = 0 – 0 , team2 = {{Fb, NIR , stadium =

, attendance = 40,000 , referee =

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Sweden v Israel" , date = 18 June 1980 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, SWE , report
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, score = 1 – 1 , team2 = {{Fb, ISR , goals1 = Ramberg {{Goal, 35 , goals2 = Damti {{Goal, 80 , stadium =

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, attendance = 39,831 , referee = Martti Hirviniemi (

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Sweden" , date = 12 November 1980 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, ISR , report
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, score = 0 – 0 , team2 = {{Fb, SWE , stadium =

, attendance = 45,000 , referee =

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Portugal v Israel" , date = 17 December 1980 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, POR , report
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, score= 3 – 0 , team2 = {{Fb, ISR , goals1 =

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, attendance = 60,000 , referee =

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) , nobars = 1 {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Scotland" , date = 25 February 1981 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, ISR , report
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, score = 0 – 1 , team2 = {{Fb, SCO , goals2 = Dalglish {{Goal, 54 , stadium =

, attendance = 45,000 , referee = Otto Anderco (

) {{football box collapsible , id="Scotland v Israel" , date = 28 April 1981 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, SCO , report
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, score = 3 – 1 , team2 = {{Fb, ISR , goals1 =

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{{Goal, 56 , stadium =

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, attendance = 60,000 , referee = Gudmundur Haraldsson (

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Portugal" , date = 28 October 1981 , team1 = {{Fb-rt, ISR , report
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Gidi Damti Gideon 'Gidi' Damti (born 31 October 1951) is an Israeli football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Sektzia Nes Tziona. He has also been manager at Maccabi Netanya.UEFA, Netanya hunting for new coach' See also *List of one-c ...

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Moshe Sinai Moshe Sinai ( he, משה סיני; born 22 February 1961) is a former professional footballer who works as the director of football for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Honours Hapoel Tel Aviv *Liga Leumit: 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88 *Israel State Cup: ...

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, attendance = 27,000 , referee = José Rosa dos Santos (

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) {{football box collapsible , id="New Zealand v Israel" , date = 26 October 1985 , event = , round = , time = , team1 = {{fb-rt, New Zealand , score = 3–1 , report = , team2 = {{fb, Israel , goals1 = Rufer {{goal, 3

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, attendance = 10,600 , referee = Egbert Mulder (

) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v New Zealand" , date = 10 November 1985 , event = , round = , time = , team1 = {{fb-rt, Israel , score = 3–0 , report = , team2 = {{fb, New Zealand , goals1 = Cohen {{goal, 67

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Zahi Armeli Zahi Armali ( ar, زاهي أرملي, he, זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa. Early life and career Armali ...

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Rifaat Turk Rifaat "Jimmy" Turk ( ar, رفعت ترك; he, רפעת טורק, born 16 September 1954) is a retired Arab-Israeli footballer, manager, and a former Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv. Turk was the first Arab to play for the Israel national team and to r ...

Avi Cohen Avraham "Avi" Cohen ( he, אבי כהן; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender, and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers ...

Eli Ohana Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana ( he, אלי אוחנה; born ) is an Israeli former football player and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as forward or midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the Is ...

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Uri Malmilian Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former football player and current manager. Early life and playing career Born in the neighbourhood of Mamilla in West Jerusalem, Malmilian had a memorable playing ...

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in the CONMBOL vs. OFC playoff, losing 1–0. Israel was previously part of the

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received a bye and advanced to the final round directly. The remaining four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round. ;;Round 2 In

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Israel competed against Australia and New Zealand, finishing in first place. {{:1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round, showteam=ISR {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v New Zealand" , date = 5 March 1989 , event = , round = , time = , team1 = {{fb-rt, Israel , score = 1–0 , report = , team2 = {{fb, New Zealand , goals1 =

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, attendance = 45,000 , referee = Manfred Neuner (

) {{football box collapsible , id="New Zealand v Israel" , date = 9 April 1989 , event = , round = , time = , team1 = {{fb-rt, New Zealand , score = 2–2 , report = , team2 = {{fb, Israel , goals1 =

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Australia v Israel" , date = 16 April 1989 , event = , round = , time = , team1 = {{fb-rt, Australia , score = 1–1 , report = , team2 = {{fb, Israel , goals1 = Trimboli {{goal, 88 , goals2 = {{goal, 40

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group winner with the weakest record in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. {{TwoLegStart {{TwoLegResult, {{fb-rt, Colombia, , 1–0, {{fb, Israel, , 1–0, 0–0 {{end {{football box collapsible , date = 15 October 1989 , event = , round = , time = 15:30 UTC–5 , team1 = {{fb-rt, Colombia , score = 1–0 , aet = , report = , team2 = {{fb, Israel , goals1 = Usuriaga {{goal, 73 , goals2 = , stadium =

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Ronen Harazi Ronen Harazi ( he, רונן חרזי; born 30 March 1970) is a former Israeli footballer. Beitar During his time at Beitar, Harazi attracted interest from English side Sunderland. The club was ready to place a £400,000 bid for Harazi, but the pl ...

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Itzik Zohar Itzik Zohar ( he, איציק זוהר; born October 31, 1970) is an Israeli former international footballer and television sports personality. Born in Bat Yam, Israel to a family of North African extraction, he holds the distinction of scoring the ...

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Tal Banin Tal Banin ( he, טל בנין; born March 7, 1971) is an Israeli retired football player and currently the manager of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Banin played as a defensive midfielder. A captain for the Israeli National Team for many years, Banin was ...

Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielder ...

Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...

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Alfredo Trentalange Alfredo Trentalange (born 9 July 1957) is an Italian former professional football referee. He was a full international for FIFA from 1993 until 2003. Now, he is a referee observer in UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; fre ...

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Marc Batta Marc Batta (born 1 November 1953) is a French former football referee. Football career Born in Marseille, Batta reached FIFA international status in 1990. He was namely in charge of the 1993–94 Coupe de France final, also directing the firs ...

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Gheorghe Constantin Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian former footballer and coach. Known as ''The Professor'', he was a symbol of Steaua București. Club career Constantin made his debut for Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and sh ...

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Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...

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Gerd Grabher Gerd Grabher (born 2 November 1953 in Lustenau) is a retired Austrian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship in England. A former FIFA referee, Grabher is known to have served ...

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Claude Colombo Claude Colombo (born 1 October 1960 in Nice, France) was a French professional football referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship dec ...

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Dick Jol Dick Jol (born 29 March 1956) is a Dutch former football referee, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands. Early life Born in Scheveningen, South Holland, ...

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Raúl Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

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Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

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Gershon According to the Torah, Gershon ( he, גֵּרְשׁוֹן ''Gērǝšôn'') was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were ...

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Vítor Melo Pereira Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born 21 April 1957) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Portugal, best known for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup: two in 1998 and 2002. Since August 2017 he was the head of Greek refereeing app ...

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Haim Revivo Haim Michael Revivo ( he, חיים מיכאל רביבו; born 22 February 1972) is a retired Israeli football player who played as a midfielder, and a businessman. Sports career Revivo is Jewish and was born to a traditional Mizrahi Jewish fami ...

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Yossi Abuksis Yosef "Yossi" Abukasis ( he, יֹוסֶף "יֹוסִי" אָבּוּקָסִיס; born September 10, 1970) is an Israeli former football midfielder and current coach of Beitar Jerusalem. Career Abukasis played in the youth team of Hapoel Tel Av ...

Pini Balili Pini Balili ( he, פִּינִי בַּלִילִי; born 18 June 1979) is an Israeli former football manager and former player. He was born in Jerusalem and is Jewish, of Turkish descent. Career Move back to Hapoel As a youngster, Balili grew ...

Eyal Berkovich Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielder ...

Yaniv Katan Yaniv Katan ( he, יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals. Personal life Katan ...

Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi ( he, אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. His nic ...

Avi Nimni Avi Nimni ( he, אבי נמני; born 26 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the I ...

Idan Tal Idan Tal ( he, עידן טל; born 13 September 1975, in Beersheba) is a former Israeli professional footballer. Tal was born in Beersheba, Israel, and is Jewish. He lives in Haifa, is married to Doreen, and has two children, Miron and Amit. Cl ...

Shimon Gershon Shimon Gershon ( he, שמעון גרשון; born October 6, 1977) is a retired Israeli national footballer and central defender. For nearly 10 years, Gershon was the captain of the Israeli football team Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפ ...

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Markus Merk Markus Merk (born 15 March 1962) is a former top-level German football referee. He is a six-time winner of the ''German Referee of the Year Award'' and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga. In 2005, Merk was awarded the German ...

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St. Jakob-Park St. Jakob-Park () is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity w ...

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Roberto Rosetti Roberto Rosetti (born 18 September 1967) is an Italian former football referee. He is fluent in Italian (native), English and French. He started refereeing in 1983, and took charge of his first match in the Italian Serie A in 1996. He received hi ...

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Michael Zandberg Michael Zandberg ( he, מיכאל זנדברג; born April 16, 1980, in Petah Tikva) is a former Israeli football player. He is the current head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth team. Career He played for Hapoel Petah Tikva until he was 22 year ...

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Georgios Samaras, Samaras {{goal, 67, pen. , goals2 = Elyaniv Barda, Barda {{goal, 60 , stadium = Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion , attendance = 22,794 , referee = Olegário Benquerença (

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David Ben Dayan, Ben Dayan {{goal, 65 , goals2 = Denis Calincov, Calincov {{goal, 90+2 , stadium =

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Aleksandr Kokorin, Kokorin {{goal, 18
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Eden Ben Basat, Ben Basat {{goal, 12
Tomer Hemed, Hemed {{goal, 27, , 74, , 90+1
Maor Melikson, Melikson {{goal, 61 , stadium=

, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg , attendance=2,631 , referee=Leontios Trattou (

) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Luxembourg" , date=16 October 2012 , time=18:00

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Eden Ben Basat, Ben Basat {{goal, 35 , goals2= , stadium=

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Portugal" , date=22 March 2013 , time=14:45

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Rami Gershon, Gershon {{goal, 70 , goals2=Bruno Alves, Alves {{goal, 2
Hélder Postiga, Postiga {{goal, 72
Fábio Coentrão, Coentrão {{goal, 90+3 , stadium=

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Northern Ireland v Israel" , date=26 March 2013 , time=19:45 UTC±00:00, UTC±0 , team1={{fb-rt, NIR , score=0–2 , repor
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Eden Ben Basat, Ben Basat {{goal, 84 , stadium=

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) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Azerbaijan" , date=7 September 2013 , time=20:45 UTC+03:00, UTC+3 , team1={{fb-rt, ISR , score=1–1 , repor
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, attendance=21,250 , referee=Stefan Johannesson (

) {{football box collapsible , id="Russia v Israel" , date=10 September 2013 , time=19:00 UTC+04:00, UTC+4 , team1={{fb-rt, RUS , score=3–1 , repor
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Aleksandr Kokorin, Kokorin {{goal, 52
Denis Glushakov, Glushakov {{goal, 74 , goals2=Eran Zahavi, Zahavi {{goal, 90+3 , stadium=Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg , attendance=21,107 , referee=Manuel Gräfe (

) {{football box collapsible , id="Portugal v Israel" , date=11 October 2013 , time=20:45 UTC+01:00, UTC+1 , team1={{fb-rt, POR , score=1–1 , repor
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, attendance=48,317 , referee=Tom Harald Hagen (Football Association of Norway, Norway) {{football box collapsible , id="Israel v Northern Ireland" , date=15 October 2013 , time=20:00 UTC+03:00, UTC+3 , team1={{fb-rt, ISR , score=1–1 , repor
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, attendance=12,785 , referee=Laurent Duhamel (

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Record players

Ten players were fielded in all three of Israel's group matches in 1970 by coach

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Goalscorers

Israel's sole international goal at a FIFA World Cup final-tournament was scored by team captain

in their 1–1 draw against Sweden national football team, Sweden on 7 June 1970.

References

{{Reflist

External links

Israel
at FIFA.com

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