Israel at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of Israel men's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of the Israel national team's results at the FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for the tournament on one occasion, in 1970.[1] 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 UEFA since the 1990s.[citation needed]

## History

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Both in 1934 and in 1938, Mandatory Palestine competed in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2][3] In 1970, Israel national football team competed in the FIFA World Cup final-tournament, for the very first time. FIFA 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 (UEFA's) Israel national team; and as such bears no-relation to the national team of the Palestinian Authority whatsoever.[2]

## Record at the FIFA World Cup

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Israel's FIFA World Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Outcome  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Confederation
As  Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel) | As  Mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel)
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1934 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 11  | Africa/Asia
1938 | 2nd | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | Europe
As  Israel | As  Israel
1950 | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 11  | Europe
1954 | 3rd | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 5
1958 | Play-off | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 4  | CAF/AFC
1962 | Final Round | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 14  | UEFA
1966 | 3rd | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 12
1970 | Group stage  | 12th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | Squad | Final Round | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 1  | AFC/OFC
1974 | Did not qualify | Zone A Final | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 2
1978 | First round | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 3
1982 | 5th | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 10  | UEFA
1986 | 2nd | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 6  | OFC
1990 | Play-off | 6  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 5
1994 | 6th | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 10  | 27  | UEFA
1998 | 3rd | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 7
2002 | 3rd | 8  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 11  | 7
2006 | 3rd | 10  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 15  | 10
2010 | 4th | 10  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 20  | 10
2014 | 3rd | 10  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 19  | 14
2018 | 4th | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 10  | 15
2022 | 3rd | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 23  | 21
2026 | To be determined | To be determined
2030

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

### By Match

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World Cup  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Venue  | Scorers

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1970 | Group stage |  Uruguay | 0–2 | L | Puebla | —
Sweden | 1–1 | D | Toluca | M. Spiegler
Italy | 0–0 | D | Toluca | —

### Record by Opponent

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)

Opponent  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Total  | Goals Scored  | Goals Conceded
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2

## 1970 FIFA World Cup

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At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Israel participated for the first time. Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1970, along with El Salvador and Morocco.[1]

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,[4][5] the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced that there would be no seeding of teams.[6] Instead, the sixteen teams were divided into four 'geographical groupings', which also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations;[7] 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,[8] if that were the case.[9]

### 1970 Qualifying Round

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

#### 1970 Qualifying Round 1

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During the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel received a First round bye in the first round and moved directly to the Second round.

#### 1970 Qualifying Round 2

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In the second round, North Korea, quarter-finalists at the previous tournament, were disqualified after refusing to play in Israel for political reasons.[10][11]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Israel | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0  | +6  | 4  | Final round
2  |  New Zealand | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0  |
3  |  North Korea | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Israel | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 3  | 1970 FIFA World Cup
2  |  Australia | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 1  |

Source: RSSSF

Israel  v  New Zealand 28 September 1969 |  Israel  | 4 – 0|   New Zealand | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel[12]

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| Spiegler  48'
Spiegel  65'
Feigenbaum  72', 86' |  |  | Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

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Israel  v  New Zealand 1 October 1969 |  Israel  | 2 – 0|   New Zealand | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel[12]

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| Spiegler  24'
Spiegel  33' |  |  | Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

#### 1970 Qualifying Final Round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Israel  | 2–1  |  Australia | 1–0  | 1–1

Israel  v  Australia 4 December 1969 |  Israel  | 1 – 0|   Australia | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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| Zeman 16' (o.g.) | Report |  | Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

Australia  v  Israel 14 December 1969 |  Australia  | 1 – 1|   Israel | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney

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| Watkiss 88' |  |  79' Spiegler | Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

### 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Pos | Team

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1  |  Italy | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Uruguay | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 3
3  |  Sweden | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Israel | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 2

Source: FIFA

Uruguay vs Israel

2 June 1970

16:00

Uruguay | 2–0|  Israel

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Maneiro 23'
Mujica 50' | Report |

Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Attendance: 20,654

Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)

Uruguay

Israel

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GK | 1 | Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF | 4 | Luis Ubiña
DF | 2 | Atilio Ancheta
DF | 3 | Roberto Matosas
DF | 6 | Juan Mujica
MF | 7 | Luis Cubilla
MF | 5 | Julio Montero Castillo
MF | 8 | Pedro Rocha (c) |  |  12'
FW | 9 | Víctor Espárrago
FW | 10 | Ildo Maneiro
FW | 21 | Julio Losada
Substitutions:
FW | 20 | Julio César Cortés |  |  12'
Manager:
Juan Hohberg

GK | 1 | Itzhak Vissoker
DF | 12 | Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF | 4 | David Primo
DF | 14 | Danny Shmulevich-Rom |  |  57'
DF | 5 | Zvi Rosen
MF | 6 | Shmuel Rosenthal
MF | 8 | Giora Spiegel
MF | 10 | Mordechai Spiegler (c)
MF | 7 | Itzhak Shum
FW | 9 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum
FW | 15 | Rachamim Talbi |  |  46'
Substitutions:
DF | 2 | Shraga Bar |  |  46'
DF | 16 | Yochanan Vollach |  |  57'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Sweden vs Israel

7 June 1970

12:00

Sweden | 1–1|  Israel

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Turesson 53' | Report | Spiegler 56'

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 9,624

Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Sweden

Israel

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GK | 12 | Sven-Gunnar Larsson
DF | 2 | Hans Selander
DF | 3 | Kurt Axelsson
DF | 20 | Jan Olsson
DF | 5 | Roland Grip
MF | 6 | Tommy Svensson (c)
MF | 7 | Bo Larsson
MF | 16 | Tomas Nordahl
FW | 18 | Tom Turesson
FW | 9 | Ove Kindvall
FW | 11 | Örjan Persson |  |  75'
Substitutions:
FW | 22 | Sten Pålsson |  |  75'
Manager:
Orvar Bergmark

GK | 1 | Itzhak Vissoker
DF | 2 | Shraga Bar |
DF | 4 | David Primo |
DF | 16 | Yochanan Vollach |  |  51'
DF | 5 | Zvi Rosen
MF | 12 | Yisha'ayahu Schwager
MF | 6 | Shmuel Rosenthal
MF | 7 | Itzhak Shum
FW | 10 | Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW | 8 | Giora Spiegel
FW | 9 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum
Substitutions:
MF | 19 | Roni Shuruk |  |  51'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
Josip-Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)

Italy vs Israel

11 June 1970

16:00

Italy | 0–0|  Israel

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| Report |

Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca

Attendance: 9,890

Referee: Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil)

Italy

Israel

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GK | 1 | Enrico Albertosi
DF | 2 | Tarcisio Burgnich
DF | 5 | Pierluigi Cera
DF | 8 | Roberto Rosato
DF | 3 | Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF | 10 | Mario Bertini
MF | 16 | Giancarlo De Sisti
MF | 15 | Alessandro Mazzola
FW | 13 | Angelo Domenghini |  |  46'
FW | 20 | Roberto Boninsegna |
FW | 11 | Luigi Riva
Substitutions:
MF | 14 | Gianni Rivera |  |  46'
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi

GK | 1 | Itzhak Vissoker
DF | 2 | Shraga Bar
DF | 4 | David Primo |
DF | 12 | Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF | 6 | Shmuel Rosenthal
MF | 5 | Zvi Rosen
MF | 3 | Menachem Bello |
MF | 7 | Itzhak Shum
FW | 10 | Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW | 8 | Giora Spiegel
FW | 9 | Yehoshua Feigenbaum |  |  46'
Substitutions:
FW | 14 | Dani Shmulevich-Rom |  |  46'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer

Assistant referees:
Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Squad

Head coach: Emmanuel Scheffer

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Yitzchak Vissoker |  (1944-09-18)18 September 1944 (aged 25)  | 17  |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
2  | 2DF | Shraga Bar |  (1948-03-24)24 March 1948 (aged 22)  | 13  |  Maccabi Netanya
3  | 2DF | Menachem Bello |  (1947-12-26)26 December 1947 (aged 22)  | 25  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
4  | 3MF | David Primo |  (1946-05-05)5 May 1946 (aged 24)  | 18  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
5  | 2DF | Zvi Rosen |  (1947-06-23)23 June 1947 (aged 22)  | 16  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
6  | 2DF | Shmuel Rosenthal |  (1947-04-22)22 April 1947 (aged 23)  | 23  |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
7  | 3MF | Itzhak Shum |  (1948-09-01)1 September 1948 (aged 21)  | 8  |  Hapoel Kfar Saba
8  | 4FW | Giora Spiegel |  (1947-07-27)27 July 1947 (aged 22)  | 19  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
9  | 4FW | Yehoshua Feigenbaum |  (1947-12-05)5 December 1947 (aged 22)  | 15  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
10  | 4FW | Mordechai Spiegler |  (1944-08-19)19 August 1944 (aged 25)  | 36  |  Maccabi Netanya
11  | 3MF | George Borba |  (1944-07-12)12 July 1944 (aged 25)  | 10  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
12  | 3MF | Yisha'ayahu Schwager |  (1946-02-10)10 February 1946 (aged 24)  | 6  |  Maccabi Haifa
13  | 4FW | Yechezekel Chazom |  (1947-01-01)1 January 1947 (aged 23)  | 4  |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
14  | 3MF | Danny Shmulevich-Rom |  (1940-11-29)29 November 1940 (aged 29)  | 24  |  Maccabi Haifa
15  | 4FW | Rachamim Talbi |  (1943-05-17)17 May 1943 (aged 27)  | 25  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
16  | 2DF | Yochanan Vollach |  (1945-05-14)14 May 1945 (aged 25)  | 4  |  Hapoel Haifa
17  | 4FW | Eli Ben Rimoz |  (1947-01-01)1 January 1947 (aged 23)  | 2  |  Hapoel Jerusalem
18  | 3MF | Moshe Romano |  (1946-05-06)6 May 1946 (aged 24)  | 6  |  Shimshon Tel Aviv
19  | 3MF | Roni Shuruk |  (1946-02-24)24 February 1946 (aged 24)  | 8  |  Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
20  | 2DF | David Karako |  (1945-02-11)11 February 1945 (aged 25)  | 6  |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
21  | 1GK | Yechiel Hameiri |  (1946-08-20)20 August 1946 (aged 23)  | 1  |  Hapoel Haifa
22  | 1GK | Yair Nossovsky |  (1937-06-29)29 June 1937 (aged 32)  | 3  |  Hapoel Kfar Saba

## Qualifier history

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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.

1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1934 FIFA World Cup, Mandatory Palestine competed in the Africa and Asia Group 12 qualifying round.[13] 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.[14] 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.[2] However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers".[3]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts

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1  |  Egypt | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 2  | 5.500  | 4
2  |  Palestine, British Mandate | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 0.182  | 0
—  |  Turkey (W) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | —  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew

Matches

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Egypt  v  Palestine, British Mandate 16 March 1934 |  Egypt  | 7 – 1|   Palestine, British Mandate | Cairo, Egypt

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| El-Tetsh 11', 35', 51'
Taha 21', 79'
Latif 43', 87' | [1] | Nudelman 61' | Stadium: British Army Ground
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)

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Palestine, British Mandate  v  Egypt 6 April 1934 |  Palestine, British Mandate  | 1 – 4|   Egypt | Tel Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel

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| Sukenik 54' | [2] | Latif 2'
El-Tetsh 7', 22'
Fawzi 35' | Stadium: Palms Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frederick Goodsby (England)

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Squad

Coaches:  Egon Pollak,  Shimon Ratner

16/03/1934:
GK: Willy Berger (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
DF: Avraham Reznik (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Pinhas Fiedler (Maccabi Hasmonean)
MF: Zalman Friedman (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Gedalyahu Fuchs (Hapoel Haifa), Yohanan Sukenik (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
FW: Amnon Harlap (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Ferenc Kraus (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Paul Kastenbaum (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Haim Reich, Avraham Nudelman (Hapoel Tel Aviv)

06/04/1934:
GK: Willy Berger (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
DF: David Weinberg (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Pinhas Fiedler (Maccabi Hasmonean)
MF: Zalman Friedman (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Gedalyahu Fuchs (Hapoel Haifa), Yohanan Sukenik (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
FW: Amnon Harlap (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Ya'akov Levi-Meir (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Ya'akov Zelivanski (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Haim Reich, Avraham Nudelman (Hapoel Tel Aviv)

1938 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1938 FIFA World Cup, Mandatory Palestine competed in the UEFA Group 6 qualifying round.[15] 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 (1934 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.[2]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts

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1  |  Greece | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 4.000  | 4
2  |  Palestine, British Mandate | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 0.250  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Palestine, British Mandate  v  Greece 22 January 1938 |  Palestine, British Mandate  | 1 – 3|   Greece | Tel Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel

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| Neufeld 36' | Report | Vikelidis 15', 30'
Migiakis 73' | Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Egypt)

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Greece  v  Palestine, British Mandate 20 February 1938 |  Greece  | 1 – 0|   Palestine, British Mandate | Athens, Greece

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| Vikelidis 88' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Leoforos Alexandras
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mika Popovic (Yugoslavia)

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Game 1

Mandatory Palestine vs Greece
Palestine (British Mandate) | 1 — 3
(final score after 90 minutes) |  Greece

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Manager: Egon Pollak

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Team:
01 - GK \- Julius Klein
02 - DF \- Avraham Beit haLevi
03 - DF \- Avraham Reznik (capt.)
04 - MF \- Yosef Libermann
05 - MF \- Yohanan Sukenik
06 - MF \- Menahem Mirmovich
07 - FW \- Mila Ginzburg
08 - FW \- Shuka Brashedski
09 - FW \- Peri Neufeld
10 - FW \- Gaul Machlis
11 - FW \- Avraham Nudelmann

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Substitutes:

none

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Unused Substitutes:

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Scorers:
1-2 Peri Neufeld (36')

Half-time:
1-2

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 5)

Date:
Saturday
22 January 1938

Kick off:
3.30 p.m.

Venue:
Maccabiah Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance:
5000

Referee:
Mohamed Youssef EGY

Assistants:

Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ?

Manager: Kostas Negrepontis

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Team:
01 - GK \- Spyros Sklavounos
02 - DF \- Georgios Gasparis
03 - DF \- Georgios Papadopoulos
04 - MF \- Anastassios Kritikos
05 - MF \- Antonis Kasimatis sub 46'
06 - MF \- Konstantinos Gikas
07 - FW \- Antonis Migiakis (capt.)
08 - FW \- Dimitris Baltatsis
09 - FW \- Kleanthis Vikelidis
10 - FW \- Kleanthis Maropoulos
11 - FW \- Theologis Symeonidis

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Substitutes:
12 - MF \- Spyros Kontoulis on 46'

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Unused Substitutes:

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Scorers:
0-1 Kleanthis Vikelidis (15')
0-2 Kleanthis Vikelidis (30')
1-3 Antonis Migiakis (73')

Game 2

Greece vs Mandatory Palestine
Greece | 1 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes) |  Palestine (British Mandate)

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Manager: Kostas Negrepontis

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Team:
01 - GK \- Spyros Sklavounos sub 15'
02 - DF \- Georgios Gasparis
03 - DF \- Georgios Papadopoulos
04 - MF \- Anastassios Kritikos
05 - MF \- Spyros Kontoulis
06 - MF \- Konstantinos Gikas
07 - FW \- Antonis Migiakis (capt.)
08 - FW \- Spyros Depountis
09 - FW \- Kleanthis Vikelidis
10 - FW \- Kleanthis Maropoulos
11 - FW \- Vassilis Manetas

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Substitutes:
12 - GK \- Nikolaos Sotiriadis on 15'

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Unused Substitutes:

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Scorers:
1-0 Kleanthis Vikelidis (86', pen.)

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
World Cup qualifier 1938
(Group 5)

Date:
Sunday
20 February 1938

Kick off:
3 p.m.

Venue:
Leoforos Alexandras, Athens

Attendance:
12000

Referee:
Mika Popović YUG

Assistants:

Match rules:
90 minutes
substitutes ?

Manager: Egon Pollak

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Team:
01 - GK \- Israel Elsner
02 - DF \- Avraham Beit haLevi
03 - DF \- Avraham Reznik (capt.)
06 - MF \- Yosef Libermann
05 - MF \- Gdalyahu Fuchs
04 - MF \- Menahem Mirmovich
08 - FW \- Yona Stern
10 - FW \- Jerry Beit haLevi
09 - FW \- Peri Neufeld
07 - FW \- Gaul Machlis
11 - FW \- Natan Panz

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Substitutes:

none

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Unused Substitutes:

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Scorers:

Squad

Head coach:  Egon Pollak

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
played | Goals | Minutes
played | Sub off | Sub on |  |  | Club

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DF | Avraham Beit haLevi | 1915 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW | Jerry Beit haLevi | 14 November 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW | Shuka Brashedski | 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - |  Hapoel Haifa
GK | Israel Elsner | 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF | Gdalyahu Fuchs | 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 |  Hapoel Haifa
FW | Mila Ginzburg | 1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
GK | Julius Klein | 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - |  Hapoel Haifa
MF | Yosef Libermann | 1909 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW | Gaul Machlis | 1918 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF | Menahem Mirmovich | 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW | Peri Neufeld | 1913 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW | Avraham Nudelmann | 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW | Natan Pentz | 1917 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
DF | Avraham Reznik | 1909 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW | Yona Stern | 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 |  Hapoel Haifa
MF | Yohanan Sukenik | 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - |  Hapoel Tel Aviv

1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1950 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 3 qualifying round. Israel finished in third and last place.[16]

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.[2]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Yugoslavia | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 4
2  |  Israel | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 11  | −9  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

Source:[17]

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.

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Yugoslavia  v  Israel 21 August 1949 |  Yugoslavia  | 6–0|   Israel | Belgrade, Yugoslavia

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| Pajević 12', 19', 26'
Senčar 44'
Ž. Čajkovski 63'
Bobek 83' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: JNA Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)

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Israel  v  Yugoslavia 18 September 1949 |  Israel  | 2–5|   Yugoslavia | Tel Aviv, Israel

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| Glazer 65', 76' | Report | Valok 19', 64'
Bobek 20'
Z. Čajkovski 41'
Ž. Čajkovski 82' | Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yosef Kinstlich (Cyprus)

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1954 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1954 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 10 qualifying round. Israel finished in third and last place.[18]

Standings
Final table |  | Home | Away

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Rank  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  |  |  |  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts
1\.  |  Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 |  | X | 1:0 | 1:0 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4
2\.  |  Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |  | 0:1 | X | 1:0 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2
3\.  |  Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |  | 0:1 | 0:2 | X |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0

Matches

Greece  v  Israel 1 November 1953 |  Greece  | 1 – 0|   Israel | Athens, Greece

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| Bembis | Report |  | Referee: Massai (Italy)

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Yugoslavia  v  Israel 8 November 1953 |  Yugoslavia  | 1 – 0|   Israel | Skopje, Yugoslavia

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| Milutinović | Report |  | Referee: Alsteen (Belgium)

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Israel  v  Greece 8 March 1954 |  Israel  | 0 – 2|   Greece | Ramat Gan, Israel

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|  | Report | Kokkinakis
Kamaras | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland)

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Israel  v  Yugoslavia 21 March 1954 |  Israel  | 0 – 1|   Yugoslavia | Ramat Gan, Israel

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|  | Report | Zebec | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Leafe (England)

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1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the Africa and Asia qualification round. The round was conducted in a knockout stage format.[19] Israel won its group by default because its three opponents, Turkey, Indonesia and Sudan, 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 Czechoslovakia, was drawn into a play-off, which they won.

CAF / AFC Preliminary Round - Group 2

Turkey refused to compete in the Asian group, so Israel advanced to the Second Round automatically.

Rank  | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA

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1 |  Israel | advanced
— |  Turkey | withdrew

CAF / AFC second round

Indonesia withdrew after FIFA rejected their request to play against Israel on neutral ground. Israel advanced to the Final Round automatically.

Rank  | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA

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1= |  Israel | advanced
1= |  Sudan | advanced
— |  Egypt | withdrew
— |  Indonesia | withdrew

CAF / AFC Final Round

Sudan refused to play against Israel for political reasons, so Israel would technically qualify automatically, but before the qualification rounds began, FIFA ruled that no team would qualify without playing at least one match (except for the defending champions and the hosts), and Israel had yet to play any.

Rank  | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA

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1 |  Israel | advanced
— |  Sudan | withdrew

UEFA / AFC Play-off

A special play-off was created between Israel and the runner-up of one of the UEFA Groups, where the teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner qualifying. After Belgium refused, Wales, the runner-up of UEFA Group 4, was the team drawn from the UEFA group runners-up.[20]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Wales | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 4
2  |  Israel | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 4  | −4  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Israel  v  Wales 15 January 1958 |  Israel  | 0 – 2|   Wales | Ramat Gan, Israel

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|  | Report | L. Allchurch 38'
Bowen 65' | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

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Wales  v  Israel 5 February 1958 |  Wales  | 2 – 0|   Israel | Cardiff, Wales

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| I. Allchurch 76'
Jones 80' | Report |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Referee: Klas Schipper (Netherlands)

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1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1962 FIFA World Cup, 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.[21]

Bracket

| First Round| | Second Round| | Final

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|  Italy |  \-

|  bye |  \- |

|  Italy |  \-

| |  Romania |  withdrew |

|  Romania |  \-

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|  bye |  \- |

|  Italy |  4 6

| |  Israel |  2 0

|  Ethiopia |  \-

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|  bye |  \- |

|  Ethiopia |  0 2

| |  Israel |  1 3 |

|  Israel |  1 6

|  Cyprus |  1 1 |

Matches

First Round

Israel defeated Cyprus to advance to the Second Round.

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Cyprus  v  Israel 13 November 1960 |  Cyprus  | 1 – 1|   Israel | Nicosia, Cyprus

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| Shialis | Report | Kofman 31' | Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

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Israel  v  Cyprus 27 November 1960 |  Israel  | 6 – 1|   Cyprus | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Levi 14', 30', 66'
Stelmach 61', 88'
Nahari 34' | Report | Shialis | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia)

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Second round

Israel defeated Ethiopia to advance to the Final Round.

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Israel  v  Ethiopia 14 March 1961 |  Israel  | 1 – 0|   Ethiopia | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Glazer 69' |  |  | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

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Israel  v  Ethiopia 19 March 1961 |  Israel  | 3 – 2|   Ethiopia | Haifa, Israel

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| Glazer 27', 77'
Stelmach 59' |  | Mengistu
Tesfaye | Referee: Pósa (Hungary)

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Final round

Israel lost to Italy in the Final Round to be eliminated.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Italy | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 2  | +8  | 4
Israel | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 10  | −8  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

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Israel  v  Italy 15 October 1961 |  Israel  | 2 – 4|   Italy | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Stelmach 15'
Young 38' | Report | Lojacono 53' (pen.)
Altafini 79'
Corso 87', 90' | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Referee: Takow (Bulgaria)

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Italy  v  Israel 4 November 1961 |  Italy  | 6 – 0|   Israel | Turin, Italy

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| Sivori 16', 52', 65', 88'
Corso 59'
Angelillo 69' | Report |  | Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain)

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Squad

Head coach:  Gyula Mándi

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
played | Goals | Minutes
played | Sub off | Sub on |  |  |  |  |  |  | Club

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| Aharon Amar | 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - |  Maccabi Haifa F.C.
| Mordechai Benbinisti |  | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.
FW | Yehoshua Glazer | 29 December 1927 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
| Yosef Goldstein |  | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
| Yaacov Grundman |  | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |  Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.
GK | Ya'akov Hodorov | 16 June 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
| Boaz Kofman |  | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
FW | Shlomo Levi |  | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Hapoel Haifa F.C.
| Amatsia Levkovich |  | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
| Avraham Menchel | 12 December 1935 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Haifa F.C.
| Zvi Muisescu |  | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Shlomo Nahari |  | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
| Shalom Peterburg |  | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
FW | Zecharia Ratzabi |  | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
FW | Danny Shmulevich-Rom | 29 November 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 |  Maccabi Haifa F.C.
FW | Nahum Stelmach | 19 July 1936 | 5 | 4 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
| Zvi Tendler |  | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Haifa F.C.
| Gidon Tish |  | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
GK | Yaacov Visoker |  | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
| Uri Weinberg |  | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - |  Hapoel Haifa F.C.
| Reuven Young |  | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Haifa F.C.

1966 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 1 qualifying round, finishing in third and last place.[22] Israeli referee Menachem Ashkenazi also participated in the World Cup, officiating the Group 1 game between France and Mexico, as well as the Quarter-finals game between Portugal and North Korea.[23]

Standings
Final table |  | Home | Away

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Rank  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  |  |  |  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts
1\.  |  Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |  | X | 5:0 | 1:0 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2
2\.  |  Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |  | 3:0 | X | 4:0 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2
3\.  |  Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |  | 0:5 | 1:2 | X |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0

Matches

Belgium  v  Israel 9 May 1965 |  Belgium  | 1 – 0|   Israel | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium

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| Jurion 24' (pen.) | Report |  | Attendance: 21,699
Referee: Poulsen (Denmark)

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Bulgaria  v  Israel 13 June 1965 |  Bulgaria  | 4 – 0|   Israel | Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria

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| Kotkov 16', 39'
Asparuhov 67'
Kitov 69' | Report |  | Attendance: 18,770
Referee: Talu (Turkey)

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Israel  v  Belgium 10 November 1965 |  Israel  | 0 – 5|   Belgium | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel

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|  | Report | Van Himst 24', 33', 69'
Thio 31'
Puis 48' | Attendance: 48,355
Referee: Sbardeua (Italy)

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Israel  v  Bulgaria 21 November 1965 |  Israel  | 1 – 2|   Bulgaria | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Talbi 48' | Report | Kolev 31'
Asparuhov 81' | Attendance: 28,213
Referee: Babauczek (Austria)

Squad

Head coach:  Milovan Ćirić

Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Games
played | Goals | Minutes
played | Sub off | Sub on |  |  |  |  | Club

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MF | Haim Bahar | 9 April 1943 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
DF | Menahem Bello | 26 December 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF | Itzhak Englander | 30 April 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - |  Hapoel Haifa
FW | Yehezkel Hazum | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - |  Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
FW | Boaz Kofman | 23 May 1935 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
DF | Moshe Leon | 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Jaffa
GK | Haim Levin | 3 March 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
DF | Amatsia Levkovich | September 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW | Yosef Mahalal | 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - |  Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
GK | Yair Nosovski | 29 June 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 |  Hapoel Kfar Saba
MF | Haim Nurieli | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
DF | David Primo | 5 May 1946 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
FW | Moshe Romano | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 |  Shimshon Tel Aviv
MF | Shmuel Rosenthal | 22 April 1947 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.
MF | Danny Shmulevich-Rom | 29 November 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Haifa
MF | Giora Spiegel | 27 July 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
FW | Mordechai Spiegler | 19 August 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - |  Maccabi Netanya
FW | Nahum Stelmach | 19 July 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - |  Hapoel Petah Tikva
MF | Rahamim Talbi | 17 May 1943 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv
MF | Reuven Young | 15 May 1942 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 |  Hapoel Haifa
FW | Gadi Zelniker | 12 March 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - |  Hakoah Ramat Gan

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the AFC and OFC qualifying round, losing in the Zone A finals.[24] The 1974 World Cup was Israel's last as an official member of the AFC, as they resigned the Asian Games Federation in 1974.[25]

Classification matches

Based on the results of the classification match Israel was assigned to Group 2 with Thailand and Malaysia.

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Israel  v  Japan 16 May 1973 |  Israel  | 2 – 1|   Japan | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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19:45 KST (UTC+09) | Mordechai Spiegler 5'
Moshe Onana 61' |  | Shusaku Hirasawa 27' | Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Boskovic (Australia)

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Group 2

Israel finished in first place in Group 2, moving on to the semi-finals with South Korea.

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Israel | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 0  | +9  | 5
2  |  South Korea | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 4
3  |  Malaysia | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 3
4  |  Thailand | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 12  | −12  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Israel  v  Malaysia 19 May 1973 |  Israel  | 3 – 0|   Malaysia | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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17:25 KST (UTC+09) | Farkas  50'
Itzhak Shum 62'
Moshe Onana 82' |  |  | Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic)

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Israel  v  Thailand 21 May 1973 |  Israel  | 6 – 0|   Thailand | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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18:00 KST (UTC+09) | George Borba 12'
Mordechai Spiegler 62'
Itzhak Shum 69'
Zvi Rozen 73', 84'
Moshe Onana 78' |  |  | Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

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South Korea  v  Israel 23 May 1973 |  South Korea  | 0 – 0|   Israel | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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19:45 KST (UTC+09) |  |  |  | Attendance: 40,000
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

Semifinals

Israel, defeating Japan in the semifinals, advanced to the Zone A finals to face South Korea.

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Israel  v  Japan 26 May 1973 |  Israel  | 1 – 0
(a.e.t.)|   Japan | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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16:45 KST (UTC+09) | Moshe Onana 110' |  |  | Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dhillon (Singapore)

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Finals

In the Zone A finals, Israel lost to South Korea, who moved on to the AFC/OFC Final round.

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South Korea  v  Israel 28 May 1973 |  South Korea  | 1 – 0
(a.e.t.)|   Israel | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

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19:00 KST (UTC+09) | Cha Bum-Kun 109' |  |  | Attendance: 40,000
Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma)

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1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the AFC and OFC Group 2 qualifying round, finishing in second place.[26] Israel, despite resigning the Asian Games Federation in 1974, was still assigned to compete in the AFC and OFC qualifying round.[25]

Additionally Israeli referee, Abraham Klein, worked games in Group 1, Group A and the third place match.[27]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  South Korea | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 6
2  |  Israel | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 5
3  |  Japan | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 5  | −5  | 1
—  |  North Korea (W) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew

Matches

Israel  v  South Korea 27 February 1977 |  Israel  | 0 – 0|   South Korea | Ramat Gan, Israel

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Referee: McGinlay (Scotland)

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Israel  v  Japan 6 March 1977 |  Israel  | 2 – 0|   Japan | Ramat Gan, Israel

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Referee: Kitabdjian (France)

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Japan  v  Israel 10 March 1977 |  Japan  | 0 – 2|   Israel | Ramat Gan, Israel[28]

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Referee: Verbeke (France)

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South Korea  v  Israel 20 March 1977 |  South Korea  | 3 – 1|   Israel | Seoul, Korea Republic

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| Cha Bum-Kun 23'
Park Sang-In 86'
Choi Chong-Dock 88' |  | Malmillian  76' |

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1982 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in fifth and last place.[29]

Israel was previously part of the Asian Games Federation until it was disbanded in 1981. In 1982 Israel was barred joining the new Olympic Council of Asia, Israel opted to join the European Olympic Committees in the early 1990s. The 1982 World Cup Israel was not yet part of the continent group, however was assigned to it.[30]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Scotland | 8  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 11
2  |  Northern Ireland | 8  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 9
3  |  Sweden | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 8
4  |  Portugal | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 7
5  |  Israel | 8  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 10  | −4  | 5

Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Israel  v  Northern Ireland 26 March 1980 |  Israel  | 0 – 0|   Northern Ireland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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|  | Report |  | Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Stjepan Glavina (Yugoslavia)

Sweden  v  Israel 18 June 1980 |  Sweden  | 1 – 1|   Israel | Råsunda Stadium, Solna

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| Ramberg 35' | Report | Damti 80' | Attendance: 39,831
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

Israel  v  Sweden 12 November 1980 |  Israel  | 0 – 0|   Sweden | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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Referee: George Courtney (England)

Portugal  v  Israel 17 December 1980 |  Portugal  | 3 – 0|   Israel | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

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| Coelho 33', 72'
Jordão 36' | Report |  | Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy)

Israel  v  Scotland 25 February 1981 |  Israel  | 0 – 1|   Scotland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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|  | Report | Dalglish 54' | Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Otto Anderco (Romania)

Scotland  v  Israel 28 April 1981 |  Scotland  | 3 – 1|   Israel | Hampden Park‚ Glasgow

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| Robertson 21' (pen.), 30' (pen.)
Provan 54' | Report | Sinai 56' | Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gudmundur Haraldsson (Iceland)

Israel  v  Portugal 28 October 1981 |  Israel  | 4 – 1|   Portugal | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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| Tabak 6', 18', 30'
Damti 14' | Report | Jordão 8' | Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sotou Afxentiou (Cyprus)

Northern Ireland  v  Israel 18 November 1981 |  Northern Ireland  | 1 – 0|   Israel | Windsor Park, Belfast

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| Armstrong 27' | Report |  | Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Goalscorers
3 goals

* Benny Tabak

2 goals

* Gidi Damti

1 goal

* Moshe Sinai

1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the OFC qualification round, finishing in second place.

Israel was previously part of the Asian Games Federation until it was disbanded in 1981. In 1982 Israel was barred joining the new Olympic Council of Asia, Israel opted to join the European Olympic Committees in the early 1990s. The 1986 World Cup Israel was not yet part of a continent group, therefore joining OFC.[30]

Standings
Pos | Team

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1  |  Australia | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 20  | 2  | +18  | 10  | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs |  | —  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 8–0
2  |  Israel | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 6  | +11  | 7  |  |  | 1–2  | —  | 3–0  | 5–0
3  |  New Zealand | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 7  |  | 0–0  | 3–1  | —  | 5–0
4  |  Chinese Taipei | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | 36  | −35  | 0  |  | 0–7  | 0–6  | 1–5  | —

Source: RSSSF

Matches

Chinese Taipei  v  Israel 3 September 1985 |  Chinese Taipei  | 0–6|   Israel | Ramat Gan, Israel[31]

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|  |  |  28', 35', 74' Turk
39' Armeli
53', 90' Malmilian | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)

Israel  v  Chinese Taipei 8 September 1985 |  Israel  | 5–0|   Chinese Taipei | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Cohen 7'
Armeli 18'
Ohana 56', 72', 79' |  |  | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

Israel  v  Australia 8 October 1985 |  Israel  | 1–2|   Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Armeli 65' |  |  46' Mitchell
50' Kosmina | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Australia  v  Israel 20 October 1985 |  Australia  | 1–1|   Israel | Melbourne, Australia

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| Ratcliffe 32' |  |  47' Cohen | Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

New Zealand  v  Israel 26 October 1985 |  New Zealand  | 3–1|   Israel | Auckland, New Zealand

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| Rufer 3'
Dunford 30'
Walker 67' |  |  23' Armeli | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands)

Israel  v  New Zealand 10 November 1985 |  Israel  | 3–0|   New Zealand | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Cohen 67'
Selecter 75'
Armeli 85' |  |  | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Goalscorers
5 goals

* Zahi Armeli

3 goals

* Rifaat Turk
* Avi Cohen
* Eli Ohana

2 goals

* Uri Malmilian

1 goal

* Moshe Selecter

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the OFC qualification round, finishing in first place. Israel went on to face Colombia in the CONMBOL vs. OFC playoff, losing 1–0.

Israel was previously part of the Asian Games Federation until it was disbanded in 1981. In 1982 Israel was barred joining the new Olympic Council of Asia, Israel opted to join the European Olympic Committees in the early 1990s. The 1990 World Cup Israel was not yet part of a continent group, therefore joining OFC.[30]

OFC qualification

Round 1

In round 1, Israel 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 round 2 Israel competed against Australia and New Zealand, finishing in first place.

Pos | Team

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1  |  Israel | 4  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 5  | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs |  | —  | 1–1 | 1–0
2  |  Australia | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 4  |  |  | 1–1 | —  | 4–1
3  |  New Zealand | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 3  |  | 2–2 | 2–0 | —

Source: RSSSF

Israel  v  New Zealand 5 March 1989 |  Israel  | 1–0|   New Zealand | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Rosenthal 7' |  |  | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Israel  v  Australia 19 March 1989 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel

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| Ohana 67' (pen.) |  |  72' Yankos | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany)

New Zealand  v  Israel 9 April 1989 |  New Zealand  | 2–2|   Israel | Auckland, New Zealand

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| Wright 19'
Dunford 35' |  |  16' Rosenthal
37' Klinger | Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Claude Bouillet (France)

Australia  v  Israel 16 April 1989 |  Australia  | 1–1|   Israel | Sydney, Australia

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| Trimboli 88' |  |  40' Ohana | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,320
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Goal Scorers

2 goals

* Ronny Rosenthal
* Eli Ohana

1 goal

* Nir Klinger

CONMEBOL vs OFC playoff

Israel, as the winning team of the OFC qualification tournament played the CONMEBOL 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.

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Colombia  | 1–0  |  Israel | 1–0  | 0–0

Colombia  v  Israel 15 October 1989 |  Colombia  | 1–0|   Israel | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

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15:30 UTC–5 | Usuriaga 73' |  |  | Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Israel  v  Colombia 30 October 1989 |  Israel  | 0–0|   Colombia | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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19:00 UTC+2 |  |  |  | Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in sixth and last place.[32] Israel was previously part of the Asian Games Federation until it was disbanded in 1981. In 1982 Israel was barred joining the new Olympic Council of Asia, Israel opted to join the European Olympic Committees in the early 1990s. The 1994 World Cup was the first in which Israel competed in Europe.[30]

Standings
Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Sweden | 10  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 19  | 8  | +11  | 15
Bulgaria | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 19  | 10  | +9  | 14
France | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 17  | 10  | +7  | 13
Austria | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 15  | 16  | −1  | 8
Finland | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 9  | 18  | −9  | 5
Israel | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 10  | 27  | −17  | 5

Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Austria  v  Israel 28 October 1992 |  Austria  | 5–2|   Israel | Prater Stadium, Vienna

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| Herzog 41', 46'
Polster 49'
Stöger 56'
A. Ogris 87' | Report | Zohar 57', 77' | Attendance: 12,000
Referee: João Pinto Correia (Portugal)

Israel  v  Sweden 11 November 1992 |  Israel  | 1–3|   Sweden | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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| Banin 42' | Report | Limpar 37'
Dahlin 58'
Ingesson 74' | Attendance: 25,230
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Israel  v  Bulgaria 2 December 1992 |  Israel  | 0–2|   Bulgaria | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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|  | Report | Sirakov 56'
Penev 83' | Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

Israel  v  France 17 February 1993 |  Israel  | 0–4|   France | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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|  | Report | Cantona 28'
Blanc 62', 84'
Roche 89' | Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

Bulgaria  v  Israel 12 May 1993 |  Bulgaria  | 2–2|   Israel | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

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| Stoichkov 35' (pen.)
Sirakov 60' | Report | R. Harazi 52'
Rosenthal 53' | Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Sweden  v  Israel 2 June 1993 |  Sweden  | 5–0|   Israel | Råsunda, Solna

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| Brolin 17', 41', 65'
Zetterberg 55'
Landberg 89' | Report |  | Attendance: 22,042
Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

Finland  v  Israel 16 June 1993 |  Finland  | 0–0|   Israel | Lahti Stadium, Lahti

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|  | Report |  | Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Volodymyr Pyanykh (Ukraine)

France  v  Israel 13 October 1993 |  France  | 2–3|   Israel | Parc des Princes, Paris

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| Sauzée 32'
Ginola 43' | Report | R. Harazi 21'
Berkovich 83'
Atar 90' | Attendance: 32,700
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

Israel  v  Austria 27 October 1993 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Austria | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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| Rosenthal 3' | Report | Reinmayr 15' | Attendance: 23,500
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Israel  v  Finland 10 November 1993 |  Israel  | 1–3|   Finland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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| R. Harazi 90' | Report | Hyryläinen 54', 85'
Hjelm 73' | Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Daniel Roduit (Switzerland)

Goalscorers

3 goals

* Ronen Harazi

2 goals

* Itzik Zohar
* Ronny Rosenthal

1 goal

* Tal Banin
* Eyal Berkovic
* Reuven Atar

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 5 qualifying round, finishing in third place.[33]

Standings
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Bulgaria | 8  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 9  | +9  | 18
2  |  Russia | 8  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 19  | 5  | +14  | 17
3  |  Israel | 8  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 9  | 7  | +2  | 13
4  |  Cyprus | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 10  | 15  | −5  | 10
5  |  Luxembourg | 8  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 2  | 22  | −20  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Israel  v  Bulgaria 1 September 1996 |  Israel  | 2–1|   Bulgaria | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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18:00 UTC+3 | Harazi 34'
Banin 62' | Report | Balakov 3' (pen.) | Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Israel  v  Russia 9 October 1996 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Russia | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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18:00 UTC+3 | Brumer 65' | Report | Kolyvanov 82' | Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Cyprus  v  Israel 10 November 1996 |  Cyprus  | 2–0|   Israel | Tsirion, Limassol

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18:00 UTC+2 | Gogić 9', 15' (pen.) | Report |  | Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania)

Israel  v  Luxembourg 15 December 1996 |  Israel  | 1–0|   Luxembourg | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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18:00 UTC+2 | Ohana 39' | Report |  | Attendance: 24,400
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)

Luxembourg  v  Israel 31 March 1997 |  Luxembourg  | 0–3|   Israel | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City

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17:00 UTC+2 |  | Report | Zohar 11', 79'
Banin 86' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,607
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Israel  v  Cyprus 30 April 1997 |  Israel  | 2–0|   Cyprus | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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18:00 UTC+3 | Ohana 3', 72' | Report |  | Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)

Russia  v  Israel 8 June 1997 |  Russia  | 2–0|   Israel | Dinamo, Moscow

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19:00 UTC+3 | Radimov 8'
Kosolapov 38' | Report |  | Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Bulgaria  v  Israel 20 August 1997 |  Bulgaria  | 1–0|   Israel | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

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20:00 UTC+3 | Penev 65' | Report |  | Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)

Goalscorers

3 goals

* Eli Ohana

2 goals

* Tal Banin
* Itzik Zohar

1 goal

* Ronen Harazi
* Gadi Brumer

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 7 qualifying round, finishing in third place.[34]

Standings
Final table |  | Home | Away

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Rank  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts
1\.  |  Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 20 |  | - | 4:0 | 2:0 | 4:1 | 5:0 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8
2\.  |  Austria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 |  | 1:1 | - | 2:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 |  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5
3\.  |  Israel | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 |  | 1:1 | 1:1 | - | 3:1 | 2:0 |  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4
4\.  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |  | 1:2 | 1:1 | 0:0 | - | 5:0 |  | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3
5\.  |  Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | -23 | 0 |  | 0:2 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 0:3 | - |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0

Matches

Israel  v  Liechtenstein 3 September 2000 |  Israel  | 2–0|   Liechtenstein | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:20 UTC+3 | Mizrahi 1'
Balili 80' | Report |  | Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Ireland)

Spain  v  Israel 7 October 2000 |  Spain  | 2–0|   Israel | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

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21:30 UTC+2 | Gerard 20'
Hierro 54' | Report |  | Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Israel  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 October 2000 |  Israel  | 3–1|   Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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19:25 UTC+2 | Berkovich 12'
Abuksis 62'
Katan 76' | Report | Akrapović 48' | Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Austria  v  Israel 28 March 2001 |  Austria  | 2–1|   Israel | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

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20:30 UTC+2 | Baur 9'
Herzog 42' (pen.) | Report | Baur 6' (o.g.) | Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Liechtenstein  v  Israel 2 June 2001 |  Liechtenstein  | 0–3|   Israel | Rheinpark, Vaduz

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19:00 UTC+2 |  | Report | Revivo 3'
Tal 7'
Nimni 18' | Referee: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands)

Israel  v  Spain 6 June 2001 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Spain | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:00 UTC+3 | Revivo 4' | Report | Raúl 63' | Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Israel 1 September 2001 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 0–0|   Israel | Koševo, Sarajevo

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20:15 UTC+2 |  | Report |  | Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)

Israel  v  Austria 27 October 2001 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Austria | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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19:30 UTC+2 | Gershon 55' (pen.) | Report | Herzog 90+1' | Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Goalscorers

2 goals

* Haim Revivo

1 goal

* Yossi Abuksis
* Pini Balili
* Eyal Berkovich
* Yaniv Katan
* Alon Mizrahi
* Avi Nimni
* Idan Tal
* Shimon Gershon
* Michael Baur

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 4 qualifying round, finishing in third place.

Standings
Legend

Group winners and two best runners-up among all groups directly qualified for the finals
Remaining group runners-up advanced to the play-offs
Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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France | 10  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 14  | 2  | +12  | 20  |  |  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 3–0
Switzerland | 10  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 18  | 7  | +11  | 18  |  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 6–0
Israel | 10  | 4  | 6  | 0  | 15  | 10  | +5  | 18  |  | 1–1  | 2–2  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1
Republic of Ireland | 10  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 17  |  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  |  | 3–0  | 2–0
Cyprus | 10  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 20  | −12  | 4  |  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  |  | 2–2
Faroe Islands | 10  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 4  | 27  | −23  | 1  |  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–3  |

Source: [35]

Matches

France  v  Israel 2004-09-04 |  France  | 0–0|   Israel | Stade de France, Saint-Denis

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21:00 |  | (Report) |  | Attendance: 43,527
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Israel  v  Cyprus 2004-09-08 |  Israel  | 2–1|   Cyprus | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:50 | Benayoun 64'
Badir 75' | (Report) | Konstantinou 59' | Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)

Israel  v   Switzerland 2004-10-09 |  Israel  | 2–2|    Switzerland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:05 | Benayoun 9', 48' | (Report) | Frei 26'
Vonlanthen 34' | Attendance: 37,976
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Cyprus  v  Israel 2004-11-17 |  Cyprus  | 1–2|   Israel | GSP Stadium, Nicosia

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19:00 | Okkas 45' | (Report) | Keisi 17'
Nimni 86' | Attendance: 1,624
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Israel  v  Republic of Ireland 2005-03-26 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Republic of Ireland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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19:50 | Abbas Souan 90' | (Report) | Morrison 43' | Attendance: 32,150
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Israel  v  France 2005-03-30 |  Israel  | 1–1|   France | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:50 | Badir 83' | (Report) | Trezeguet 50' | Attendance: 32,150
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Republic of Ireland  v  Israel 2005-06-04 |  Republic of Ireland  | 2–2|   Israel | Lansdowne Road, Dublin

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19:30 | Harte 5'
Keane 11' | (Report) | Avi Yehiel 39'
Avi Nimni 45+1' | Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Switzerland  v  Israel 2005-09-03 |  Switzerland  | 1–1|   Israel | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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17:30 | Frei 6' | (Report) | Keisi 20' | Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Faroe Islands  v  Israel 2005-09-07 |  Faroe Islands  | 0–2|   Israel | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

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18:00 |  | (Report) | Nimni 54'
Katan 79' | Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Israel  v  Faroe Islands 2005-10-08 |  Israel  | 2–1|   Faroe Islands | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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21:10 | Benayoun 1'
Zandberg 90+1' | (Report) | Samuelsen 90+3' | Attendance: 31,857
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Goalscorers

4 goals

* Yossi Benayoun

3 goals

* Adoram Keisi
* Avi Nimni

2 goals

* Walid Badir

1 goal

* Michael Zandberg
* Yaniv Katan
* Avi Yehiel
* Abbas Suan

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 2 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.

Standings
Pos | Team

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1  |   Switzerland | 10  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 18  | 8  | +10  | 21  | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup
2  |  Greece | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 20  | 10  | +10  | 20  | Advance to second round
3  |  Latvia | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 18  | 15  | +3  | 17  |
4  |  Israel | 10  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 20  | 10  | +10  | 16
5  |  Luxembourg | 10  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 4  | 25  | −21  | 5
6  |  Moldova | 10  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 6  | 18  | −12  | 3

Source: [36]

Matches

The match schedule was established at a meeting in Israel on 8 January 2008.[37]

Israel  v   Switzerland 6 September 2008 |  Israel  | 2–2|    Switzerland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:55 UTC+3 | Benayoun 73'
Sahar 90+2' | Report | Yakin 45'
Nkufo 56' | Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Moldova  v  Israel 10 September 2008 |  Moldova  | 1–2|   Israel | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău

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20:30 UTC+3 | Picusceac 1' | Report | Golan 39'
Saban 45' | Attendance: 10,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)

Luxembourg  v  Israel 11 October 2008 |  Luxembourg  | 1–3|   Israel | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg

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20:15 UTC+2 | Peters 14' | Report | Benayoun 2' (pen.)
Golan 54'
Tuama 81' | Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Latvia  v  Israel 15 October 2008 |  Latvia  | 1–1|   Israel | Skonto Stadions, Riga

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19:00 UTC+3 | Koļesņičenko 89' | Report | Benayoun 50' | Attendance: 7,100
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

Israel  v  Greece 28 March 2009 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Greece | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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21:00 UTC+2 | Golan 55' | Report | Gekas 42' | Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Greece  v  Israel 1 April 2009 |  Greece  | 2–1|   Israel | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

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21:30 UTC+3 | Salpingidis 32'
Samaras 67' (pen.) | Report | Barda 60' | Attendance: 22,794
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Israel  v  Latvia 5 September 2009 |  Israel  | 0–1|   Latvia | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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21:00 UTC+3 |  | Report | Gorkšs 59' | Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

Israel  v  Luxembourg 9 September 2009 |  Israel  | 7–0|   Luxembourg | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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21:00 UTC+3 | Barda 9', 21', 43'
Baruchyan 15'
Golan 58'
Sahar 62', 84' | Report |  | Attendance: 7,038
Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)

Israel  v  Moldova 10 October 2009 |  Israel  | 3–1|   Moldova | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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21:00 UTC+2 | Barda 22', 70'
Ben Dayan 65' | Report | Calincov 90+2' | Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Switzerland  v  Israel 14 October 2009 |  Switzerland  | 0–0|   Israel | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:00 UTC+2 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Goalscorers
6 goals

* Elyaniv Barda

4 goals

* Omer Golan

3 goals

* Yossi Benayoun
* Ben Sahar

1 goal

* Aviram Baruchyan
* David Ben Dayan
* Klemi Saban
* Salim Tuama

Attendance
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2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group F qualifying round, finishing in third place.

Standings
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1  |  Russia | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 20  | 5  | +15  | 22  | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup |  | —  | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1
2  |  Portugal | 10  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 20  | 9  | +11  | 21  | Advance to second round |  | 1–0 | —  | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0
3  |  Israel | 10  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 19  | 14  | +5  | 14  |  |  | 0–4 | 3–3 | —  | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0
4  |  Azerbaijan | 10  | 1  | 6  | 3  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 9  |  | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | —  | 2–0 | 1–1
5  |  Northern Ireland | 10  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 9  | 17  | −8  | 7  |  | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | —  | 1–1
6  |  Luxembourg | 10  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 7  | 26  | −19  | 6  |  | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 3–2 | —

Source: [38]

Winner qualified directly for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Runner-up (ranked as one of the eight best runners-up among all nine groups) advanced to the play-offs

Matches

The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on 25 November 2011.[39][40]

Azerbaijan  v  Israel 7 September 2012 |  Azerbaijan  | 1–1|   Israel | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

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21:00 UTC+5 | Abishov 65' | Report | Natcho 50' | Attendance: 22,211
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Israel  v  Russia 11 September 2012 |  Israel  | 0–4|   Russia | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:00 UTC+3 |  | Report | Kerzhakov 7', 64'
Kokorin 18'
Fayzulin 78' | Attendance: 28,131
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Luxembourg  v  Israel 12 October 2012 |  Luxembourg  | 0–6|   Israel | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg

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21:00 UTC+2 |  | Report | Radi 4'
Ben Basat 12'
Hemed 27', 74', 90+1'
Melikson 61' | Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

Israel  v  Luxembourg 16 October 2012 |  Israel  | 3–0|   Luxembourg | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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18:00 UTC+2 | Hemed 13', 48'
Ben Basat 35' | Report |  | Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Israel  v  Portugal 22 March 2013 |  Israel  | 3–3|   Portugal | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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14:45 UTC+2 | Hemed 24'
Ben Basat 40'
Gershon 70' | Report | Alves 2'
Postiga 72'
Coentrão 90+3' | Attendance: 38,600
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Northern Ireland  v  Israel 26 March 2013 |  Northern Ireland  | 0–2|   Israel | Windsor Park, Belfast

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19:45 UTC±0 |  | Report | Refaelov 77'
Ben Basat 84' | Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)

Israel  v  Azerbaijan 7 September 2013 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Azerbaijan | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:45 UTC+3 | Shechter 73' | Report | Amirguliyev 61' | Attendance: 21,250
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Russia  v  Israel 10 September 2013 |  Russia  | 3–1|   Israel | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

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19:00 UTC+4 | V. Berezutski 49'
Kokorin 52'
Glushakov 74' | Report | Zahavi 90+3' | Attendance: 21,107
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Portugal  v  Israel 11 October 2013 |  Portugal  | 1–1|   Israel | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

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20:45 UTC+1 | Costa 28' | Report | Ben Basat 85' | Attendance: 48,317
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Israel  v  Northern Ireland 15 October 2013 |  Israel  | 1–1|   Northern Ireland | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

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20:00 UTC+3 | Ben Basat 43' | Report | Davis 72' | Attendance: 12,785
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Goalscorers

6 goals

* Eden Ben Basat
* Tomer Hemed

1 goal

* Rami Gershon
* Maor Melikson
* Bibras Natcho
* Maharan Radi
* Lior Refaelov
* Itay Shechter
* Eran Zahavi[41]

## Record players

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Ten players were fielded in all three of Israel's group matches in 1970 by coach Emmanuel Scheffer, making them record World Cup players for their country.

Rank  | Player  | Matches

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1  | Shraga Bar | 3
Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 3
David Primo | 3
Zvi Rosen | 3
Shmuel Rosenthal | 3
Yisha'ayahu Schwager | 3
Itzhak Shum | 3
Giora Spiegel | 3
Mordechai Spiegler | 3
Itzhak Vissoker | 3

## Goalscorers

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Israel's sole international goal at a FIFA World Cup final-tournament was scored by team captain Mordechai Spiegler in their 1–1 draw against Sweden on 7 June 1970.

## See also

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* Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
* 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
* 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
* Israel at the Summer Olympics
* Israel at the Asian Games
* Israel at the AFC Asian Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup: Milestones, facts & figures. Statistical Kit 7" (PDF). FIFA. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013.
2. ^ a b c d e "FIFA Fact Sheet: History of the FIFA World Cup (TM) Preliminary Competition (see page 43)" (PDF). FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
3. ^ a b "Palestine (PLE)". FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
4. ^ "Ability and politics govern the draw". The Times. London. 19 December 1969. p. 11.
5. ^ "Top teams to be seeded". The Times. London. 8 January 1970. p. 11.
6. ^ "FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010" (PDF). FIFA. November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012.
7. ^ "Brasil, Alemanha e Italia querem o Grupo Dois" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 11 January 1970.
8. ^ "Football at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Football". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
9. ^ "Africa in the FIFA World Cup: Part 3 – The Seventies". Currybet.net. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
10. ^ "North Korea out". The Times. London. 5 July 1969. p. 7.
11. ^ Glanville, Brian (2010). The Story of the World Cup. Faber and Faber. p. 167.
12. ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.
13. ^ World Cup 1934 Qualifying
14. ^ "A long wait for a home game". Reuters. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
15. ^ WORLD CUP 1938 - QUALIFYING
16. ^ World Cup 1950 Qualifying
17. ^ Europe Qualifiers
18. ^ "World Cup 1954 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
19. ^ World Cup 1958 Qualifying
20. ^ The Joy of Six International Play-offs
21. ^ World Cup 1962 qualifications
22. ^ World Cup 1966 qualifications
23. ^ 1966 FIFA World Cup
24. ^ World Cup 1974 qualifications
25. ^ a b "Israel make their mark - UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
26. ^ "World Cup 1978 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
27. ^ World Cup 1978 finals
28. ^ Japan played its "home" match against Israel away at Israel.
29. ^ "World Cup 1982 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
30. ^ a b c d "Israel". eurolympic.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
31. ^ All home matches of Chinese Taipei were played away instead.
32. ^ World Cup 1994 qualifications Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
33. ^ World Cup 1998 qualifications
34. ^ World Cup 2002 Qualifying
35. ^ 2006 UEFA Group 4 Standings
36. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
37. ^ "Yossi Benayoun: 'We should qualify'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
38. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2014, football – table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
39. ^ "Azerbaijan begins with home match against Israel – MATCH SCHEDULE". 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
40. ^ 2014 matches
41. ^ Israel 2014

## External links

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* Israel at FIFA.com
* List of Israeli Matches at RSSSF

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Israel national football team

General|

* Israel Football Association
* History
* Managers

Venues|

* Bloomfield Stadium
* Teddy Stadium
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* Maccabiah Stadium (1949–1950)

Statistics|

* Competition records
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Results|

* 1934–1959
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Players|

* Squad
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FIFA World Cup|

* 1970

AFC Asian Cup|

* 1956
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Matches|

* 1940 friendly against Lebanon
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Related teams|

* Mandatory Palestine (1934–1940)
* Olympic
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* U19
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Israel squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Vissoker
* 2 Bar
* 3 Bello
* 4 Primo
* 5 Rosen
* 6 Rosenthal
* 7 Shum
* 8 Spiegel
* 9 Feigenbaum
* 10 Spiegler (c)
* 11 Borba
* 12 Schwager
* 13 Chazom
* 14 Shmulevich-Rom
* 15 Talbi
* 16 Vollach
* 17 Ben Rimoz
* 18 Romano
* 19 Shuruk
* 20 Karako
* 21 Hameiri
* 22 Nossovsky
* Coach: Scheffer

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Countries at the FIFA World Cup

* Team appearances
* All-time table

AFC|

* Australia1
* China
* Indonesia2
* Iran
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* Japan
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* North Korea
* Qatar
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* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Cameroon
* DR Congo2
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
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* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
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* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
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* Czech Republic2
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* Ukraine
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1 Have been member of multiple confederations. 2 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.

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Football in Israel

Domestic leagues|

| Men|

* Premier League
* Liga Leumit
* Liga Alef
* Liga Bet
* Liga Gimel
* Noar Premier League

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Women|

* Women's League

Other|

* Beach Soccer League
* Futsal League

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* State Cup
* Super Cup
* Toto Cup
* Youth State Cup

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Women|

* Israeli Women's Cup

Defunct competitions|

* Liga Artzit
* Liga Dalet
* Lilian Cup
* Mandatory Palestine (1928–1948)

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Players
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Women|

* National team
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Other|

* National beach team
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Related to national team|

* Results
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Other articles|

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Lists|

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*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D*]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[D]: Drawn
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*[t]: Discuss this template
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[Agg.]: Aggregate score
*[GR]: Goal ratio