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The Israeli National Football Team is the national football team of Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
and is controlled by the Israel Football Association

Israel Football Association

The Israel Football Association , also known as the IFA, is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes the football leagues, Israeli Premier League, Israeli Cup and the Israel national football team....
was founded under the name Palestine Football Association (PFA) in 1928, 20 years before the establishment of the state of Israel at the end of the British Mandate of Palestine. The PFA was accepted as a full member of FIFA

FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
in 1929. The PFA first dealt with local leagues, but later also managed the national team that was created to participate in the World Cup qualifications (participating in 1934

1934 FIFA World Cup

The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10 June....
and 1938

1938 FIFA World Cup

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1938 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1936....
as the Palestine

Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
/Eretz Yisrael national team).

Israel has taken part in three different continents: Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
and Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a geography, often geopolitics, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville....
in the Football World Cup qualifiers, before settling in Europe

Europe

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
in 1994.

The Israeli side qualified for their only FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
to date in 1970

1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. Mexico was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1970 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in October 1964....
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stine played its first official game in 1934 in the world cup qualifiers losing 1-7 to Egypt

Egypt national football team

The Egypt national football team , nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association....
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The Israeli National Football Team is the national football team of Israel

Israel

Israel Football Association

FIFA

1934 FIFA World Cup

The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10 June....
and 1938

1938 FIFA World Cup

Palestine

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Europe

UEFA

FIFA World Cup

1970 FIFA World Cup

History

Before independence

Palestine played its first official game in 1934 in the world cup qualifiers losing 1-7 to Egypt

Egypt national football team

The Egypt national football team , nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association....
. The team's first goal ever was scored by Avraham Nudelmann. Upon creation of the State of Israel in 1948, IFA became the official association of the new state. The Israel national team's first game as an independent state was on September 26, 1948, against the USA

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity, and the men's national team has risen to become one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, is ranked 20th...
(result: 1-3 to the USA).

Asian history

Israel initially competed in the Asian Football Confederation

Asian Football Confederation

The 46 member Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel, and including Australia.The AFC was founded in 1954 in Manila, Philippines, and is one of FIFA's six continental confederations....
(AFC), although due to their ongoing geopolitical situation many Asian nations often refused to compete against Israel. This meant that they mainly competed in European (UEFA

UEFA

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six "continental" confederations of international football , consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Islands countries....
) World Cup qualifying tournaments. In 1964 Israel hosted and won the Asian Nations Cup. In 1968 Israel went to their first Olympic Games

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City in October 1968....
and lost to Bulgaria

Bulgaria national football team

The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Bulgaria's best Football World Cup performance was in the Football World Cup 1994 in USA, where they beat defending champions Germany national football team to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy national footba...
in the quarter-finals. In 1970 Israel qualified for their first and only World Cup, via Oceania, but only got two points after draws with Sweden

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.History...
and finalist Italy

Italy national football team

The Italian national football team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation and represents Italy in international Football competition....
and a loss to Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociaci?n Uruguaya de F?tbol.Uruguay is one of the most successful national football teams in the world....
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In 1976, Israel went to their second Olympic Games

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976....
and lost in the quarter-finals again, this time against Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
. In 1972 and 1977 they attempted World Cup qualification as part of Asia, which both times ended in failure.

Years in exile

In 1974, Israel had left the AFC as their position within it became untenable. During the 1980s they played their majority of matches against European teams, and competed in the European leg of qualification for the 1982 World Cup. For the next two tournaments they entered the Oceania Football Confederation

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six "continental" confederations of international football , consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Islands countries....
's qualification groups and in 1989, Israel made it to the playoffs of WC Italy 1990 to play against Colombia

Colombia national football team

The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international Football competitions and is controlled by the Federaci?n Colombiana de F?tbol....
, who qualified from the South American group, but lost (1-0, 0-0).

European history

In 1991 Israeli clubs began participating in European club competitions and Israel returned to the European leg of World Cup qualifying in 1992, notably winning 3-2 in Paris against France

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA....
in 1993. In 1994, Israel received full UEFA membership, twenty years since they had left Asia. Within Europe, Israel have been a relatively minor nation, though with some successes. In 1999, Israel made it to the playoffs of Euro 2000, but was beaten by Denmark

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908....
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In 2006 World Cup qualifying, Israel finished third in European zone Group Four behind France

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA....
and Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.Its best performances in the Football World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals three times, in Football World Cup 1934, Football World Cup 1938 and when the country hosted the event in Football World Cup...
despite being unbeaten in their 10 matches after four wins and six draws, and failed to qualify for the finals. Coach Avraham Grant

Avraham Grant

Avraham "Avram" Grant is an Israeli association football coach , most recently at Chelsea F.C.. Grant has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup victories with different teams, and also managing the Israel national football team for a time....
announced his resignation on 26 October 2005. After the end of his contract he was succeeded by Dror Kashtan

Dror Kashtan

Dror Kashtan is an Israeli association football coach and currently the manager of the Israel national football team....
. In UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Israel finished fourth in group E, behind Croatia

Croatia national football team

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....
and England

England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
. The 3-4 home loss to Croatia

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents the Republic of Croatia in international Association football . The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by Slaven Bilic....
was the first loss after 13 consecutive official games and 9 home games without a loss. Although Israel failed to qualify, Israel advanced in the world ranking, which led Israel to pot 2 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

32 teams will compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with one place allocated for the hosts, South Africa national football team. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 remaining spots on the basis of the strength of their teams....
draw. The continued presence of the Israeli Football Association in UEFA was a precedent cited by Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
to justify its transfer from Oceania

Oceania

Competition history

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international association football teams. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July....	Did Not Enter
1934 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10 June....	Did Not Qualify
1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1938 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1936....	Did Not Qualify
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth staging of the World Cup, and the first staged in 12 years due to World War II....	Did Not Qualify
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. As the year saw the 50th anniversary of FIFA, it was appropriate for football's premier competition to be played in the home of its governing body, and Switzerland was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1954 FIFA World Cup in July 1946....	Did Not Qualify
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. Sweden was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1958 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in June 1950....	Did Not Qualify
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. Chile was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1962 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in June 1956, as the World Cup returned to the continent of South America after 12 years....	Did Not Qualify
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1966 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1960 to celebrate the centenary of the The Football Association in England....	Did Not Qualify
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. Mexico was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1970 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in October 1964....	Round One	13th	3	0	2	1	1	3
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA....	Did Not Qualify
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. Argentina was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....	Did Not Qualify
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....	Did Not Qualify
1986 1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. It was won by Argentina national football team , who beat Germany national football team 3-2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca....	Did Not Qualify
1990 1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from 8 June to 8 July. Italy was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1990 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 19 May 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice....	Did Not Qualify
1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1994 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in July 1988....	Did Not Qualify
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1998 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 1 July 1992....	Did Not Qualify
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....	Did Not Qualify
2006 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....	Did Not Qualify
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa....

Asian Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is a football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup....
1956 1956 AFC Asian Cup The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956....	Second place	3	2	0	1	6	5
1960 1960 AFC Asian Cup The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the second tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The finals were hosted by South Korea from October 14 to October 21, 1960....	Second place	3	2	0	1	6	4
1964 1964 AFC Asian Cup The 1964 AFC Asian Cup was the third tournament of AFC Asian Cup. The finals were held in Israel from May 26 to June 9, 1964.The tournament used a round robin system, and host nation Israel national football team won the title with a perfect record of three wins....	Champions	3	3	0	0	5	1
1968 1968 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1968 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Iran between May 10 and May 19.The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country Iran national football team won with a perfect record of four wins....	Third place	4	2	0	2	11	5
Total	1 Title	13	9	0	4	28	15

Israel did not compete in a regional competition between the years 1968 and 1996

European Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
European Championship
	Did Not Qualify
	Did Not Qualify
	Did Not Qualify
	Did Not Qualify

FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....

Date	Venue	Score¹	Competition	Israel scorers
26 March 2008	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)	1-0	F	Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun , born 5 May 1980 in Dimona) is an Israeli Association football player currently playing for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League....
20 August 2008	Ratina Stadion Ratina Stadion Ratina Stadion, built in 1965, is a multi-use stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 17,000 people, and up to 30,000 people in concerts.... , Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, N?sij?rvi and Pyh?j?rvi . Since the two lakes differ in level by , the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity.... (A)	0-2	F
6 September 2008	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)	2-2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun , born 5 May 1980 in Dimona) is an Israeli Association football player currently playing for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League.... , Ben Sahar Ben Sahar Ben Sahar is an Israeli footballer contracted to Chelsea F.C., currently on loan at De Graafschap.Sahar is known as one of Israel's brightest talents, according to Chelsea....
10 September 2008	Zimbru Stadium Zimbru Stadium Zimbru Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chisinau, Moldova built in May, 2006 with a capacity of 10,500 people, corresponds to all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for the national and international matches.... , Chisinau Chisinau Chisinau , is the capital city and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial center and is located in the center of the country, on the river B?c River.... (A)	2-1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	Omer Golan Omer Golan Omer Golan is an Israeli football . He plays as a striker for Jupiler League club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen and for the Israel national football team.... , Klemi Saban Klemi Saban Rahamin 'Klemi' Saban, , is an Israeli football defender....
11 October 2008	Stade Josy Barthel Stade Josy Barthel Stade Josy Barthel is the national stadium of Luxembourg, home to the Luxembourg national football team and also used for Athletics . It is located on route d'Arlon, in Luxembourg City.... , Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany.... (A)	3-1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun , born 5 May 1980 in Dimona) is an Israeli Association football player currently playing for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League.... , Omer Golan Omer Golan Omer Golan is an Israeli football . He plays as a striker for Jupiler League club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen and for the Israel national football team.... , Salim Tuama Salim Tuama Salim Toama is an Israeli Football .He is a midfielder playing for Standard Li?ge who has in the past played for, Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., Kayserispor, and the youth club Gadna Yehuda....
15 October 2008	Skonto Stadions Skonto stadions Skonto stadions is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium has 10,007 seats and was built in 2000.International artists have performed at this venue, including: Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, both Aerosmith and Metallica reached the maximum capacity for concerts with 32,000 and 33,000 fans respectively.... , Riga Riga Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states.... (A)	1-1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....	Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun , born 5 May 1980 in Dimona) is an Israeli Association football player currently playing for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League....
19 November 2008	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)	2-2	F	Elyaniv Barda Elyaniv Barda Elyaniv Felix Barda , born December 15, 1981 in Beersheba, Israel) is an Israeli football forward and winger. Formerly a player for Israeli clubs Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv, he is currently contracted to Belgian club K.R.C.... , Omer Golan Omer Golan Omer Golan is an Israeli football . He plays as a striker for Jupiler League club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen and for the Israel national football team....
11 February 2009	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)	1-0	F	Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun , born 5 May 1980 in Dimona) is an Israeli Association football player currently playing for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League....
28 March 2009	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)		WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....
1 April 2009	Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east.... (A)		WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....
5 September 2009	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)		WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....
9 September 2009	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)		WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....
10 October 2009	Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan Stadium is the National stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing... , Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, which borders Tel Aviv to its west. It houses Israel's Ramat Gan Stadium, Bar-Ilan University, an advanced medical center , and The National Park .... (H)		WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....
14 October 2009	Stade de Suisse, Berne Berne The city of Berne or Bern is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland and, with 128,041 people , the fifth most populous city in Switzerland .... (A)		WCQ 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2 The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....

Key

¹ = Israeli score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match
F = Friendly
WCQ = World Cup Qualifier

Current squad

Squad selected for the qualifier against Moldova Moldova national football team The Moldova national football team is the national football team of Moldova under the auspice of the Football Association of Moldova. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia national football team on July 2, 1991.... on 10 September 2008.
Date announced	10 September2008

Starting eleven

The lineup against Moldova

Moldova national football team

The Moldova national football team is the national football team of Moldova under the auspice of the Football Association of Moldova. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia national football team on July 2, 1991....
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Recent callups

The following players have all recently been called up to the Israel squad.

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Player history

Most capped players

#	Name	Caps
1	Arik Benado Arik Benado Arik Benado is an Israelis football player who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem F.C.. He has previously been the captain of Maccabi Haifa F.C....	95
2	Alon Harazi Alon Harazi Alon Harazi is an Israeli footballer, currently the captain and the most veteran player at Maccabi Haifa F.C.. He came to the club in 1990 at the age of 18 from a Second Division team....	90
3	Amir Schelach Amir Schelach Amir Schelach is a former Israeli footballer who represented the Israel national football team 85 times....	85
4	Mordechai Spiegler Mordechai Spiegler Mordechai Spiegler is a former Israeli association football. He remains Israel's record goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 caps....	83
5	Nir Klinger Nir Klinger Nir Klinger is an Israeli association football coach and a former player. He was manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., before resigning under pressure on 5 December 2005....	83
6	Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic , also spelled Berkovich, born 2 April, 1972 in Nahariya, Israel) is a former Israeli footballer. He played as a midfielder....	82
7	Avi Nimni Avi Nimni Avi Nimni is Maccabi Tel Aviv FC's highest ever scorer and is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the Israel national football team....	80

Top scorers

#	Name	Goals
1	Mordechai Spiegler Mordechai Spiegler Mordechai Spiegler is a former Israeli association football. He remains Israel's record goalscorer, with 33 goals in 83 caps....	32
2	Yehoshua Feigenbaum Yehoshua Feigenbaum Yehoshua "Shiye" Feigenbaum is a former Israeli association football. As a striker, he holds many records with the Israeli national football team....	24
3	Ronen Harazi Ronen Harazi Ronen Harazi is a former Israeli footballer....	23
4	Nahum Stelmach Nahum Stelmach Nahum Stelmach was an Israeli footballer manager who was chosen third by Yediot Aharonot's greatest Israeli footballers. He made a name for himself as the leader of Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.....	22
5	Shiye Glazer	18
=	Giora Spiegel Giora Spiegel Giora Spiegel , is a former Israeli international football and is currently a manager. As a footballer, he holds the Israel national football team records for the longest Israel national football team career, spanning 14 years and 357 days....	18
=	Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun , born 5 May 1980 in Dimona) is an Israeli Association football player currently playing for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League....	18
8	Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi is an Israelis former football player in a striker position. He is the most prolific scorer in Israeli football history.His nickname is The Airplane, referring to the movement he used to do after scoring a goal....	17
=	Eli Ohana Eli Ohana Eli Ohana is a former Israeli football player and later a coach . He is currently the manager of the Israel national under-21 football team team....	17

Player records

Managers

Palestine/Eretz Yisrael managers

Manager	Palestine/Eretz Yisrael career	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	Win %
Shimon Ratner	1934	2	0	2	2	11	00.0%
Egon Pollack Egon Pollack Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak was an Austrian footballer who played for the famed, SC Hakoah Wien . He was also the first ever manager of the Israel national football team in their 3-1 loss to the United States men's national soccer team just after gaining independence....	1938	2	0	2	1	4	00.0%
Arthur Baar Arthur Baar Arthur Baar was an Austrian manager who served as vice president of the famed SC Hakoah Wien in Austria. After the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938, Baar Aliyah to British Mandate of Palestine where he was instrumental in building football in the country...	1940	1	1	0	5	1	100.0%

Israel managers

Manager	Israel career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %
Egon Pollack Egon Pollack Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak was an Austrian footballer who played for the famed, SC Hakoah Wien . He was also the first ever manager of the Israel national football team in their 3-1 loss to the United States men's national soccer team just after gaining independence....	1948	1	0	0	0	0	1	00.0%
Lajos Hess Alois Hess Alois Hess was an Austrian football player who played for Hakoah Vienna....	1949	3	1	0	2	5	12	33.3%
Vladislav Scali	1950	2	1	0	1	7	4	50.0%
Jerry Beit haLevi Jerry Beit haLevi Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi was an Israeli association football player and manager....	1953 - 1954	5	0	0	5	1	7	00.0%
Jack Gibbons Jackie Gibbons Jackie Gibbons was an England association football coach . He coached many clubs and national teams....	1956	5	2	0	3	7	12	40.0%
Jerry Beit haLevi Jerry Beit haLevi Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi was an Israeli association football player and manager....	1957	1	0	0	1	4	5	00.0%
Moshe Varon	1958	5	2	0	3	6	7	40.0%
Gyula Mándi Gyula Mándi Gyula M?ndi, also referred to as M?ndi Gyula or Julius Mandel was a Hungarian footballer and manager....	1959 - 1963	31	12	7	12	49	63	50.0%
George Ainsley George Ainsley George Edward Ainsley was an England professional football and football manager.George Ainsley,a centre forward, played for his local side South Shields St....	1963 - 1964	3	2	0	1	4	2	66.7%
Yosef Mirmovich	1964	1	0	0	0	0	4	00.0%
Gyula Mándi Gyula Mándi Gyula M?ndi, also referred to as M?ndi Gyula or Julius Mandel was a Hungarian footballer and manager....	1964	3	3	0	0	5	1	100.0%
Yosef Mirmovich	1964 - 1965	3	1	0	2	2	2	33.3%
Milovan Ciric Milovan Ciric Milovan Ciric was a Serbian football coach.Throughout his long career he's coached FK Partizan , Yugoslavia national football team , Red Star Belgrade , S.S....	1965 - 1968	25	8	2	15	43	45	36.0%
Emmanuel Scheffer Emmanuel Scheffer Emmanuel Scheffer is an Israeli football coach.He was twice the manager of the Israel national football team , and led the team to their only appearance in the World Cup in 1970 FIFA World Cup....	1968 - 1970	24	8	8	8	44	34	50.0%
Edmond Schmilovich	1970 - 1973	19	10	4	5	27	13	63.2%
David Schweitzer	1973 - 1977	36	17	11	8	67	34	62.5%
Emmanuel Scheffer Emmanuel Scheffer Emmanuel Scheffer is an Israeli football coach.He was twice the manager of the Israel national football team , and led the team to their only appearance in the World Cup in 1970 FIFA World Cup....	1978 - 1979	13	5	4	4	17	15	53.8%
Jack Mansell Jack Mansell Jack Mansell was an England football coach . He coached many clubs and the Israel national football team.At 1982, Mansell was chosen to train Maccabi Haifa F.C., after a year at the Israeli national team....	1980 - 1981	10	2	3	5	8	12	35.0%
Yosef Mirmovich	1983 - 1986	27	8	9	10	39	36	46.3%
Miljenko Mihic	1986 - 1988	20	4	5	11	27	35	32.5%
Itzhak Schneor Ya'akov Grundman	1988 - 1992	18	5	5	8	21	30	32.5%
Shlomo Scharf Shlomo Scharf Shlomo Scharf , was an Poles/Israeli football coach . Today, he provides color commentary during Ligat ha'Al broadcasts on Israel 10 as well being a guest commentator on Sport 5's Central Stand TV show with Ron Kaufmann....	1992 - 1999	82	31	18	33	131	118	48.2%
Richard Møller Nielsen Richard Møller Nielsen Richard M?ller Nielsen , nick-named Richardo, is a Denmark former football player and football manager. His greatest triumph came when he coached the Danish national football team which surprisingly won the 1992 European Football Championship tournament....	2000 - 2001	20	7	4	9	29	33	45.0%
Avram Grant	2002 - 2006	33	14	13	6	55	37	42.4%
Dror Kashtan Dror Kashtan Dror Kashtan is an Israeli association football coach and currently the manager of the Israel national football team....	2006 -	19	10	4	5	27	19	52.6%

Results against other national teams

Against	W	D	L	Pts
	8	3	2	26
	5	5	16	23
	7	0	0	21
	6	1	2	19
	6	1	1	19
	6	0	1	18
	3	9	6	18
	5	0	0	15
	4	2	0	14
	4	1	0	13
	3	4	6	13
	4	0	0	12
	4	0	0	12
	4	0	0	12
	2	5	4	11
	3	1	5	10
	2	4	6	10
	2	4	5	10
	2	4	5	10
South Vietnam South Vietnam national football team The South Vietnam national football team was the national team of South Vietnam between 1949 and 1975. It took part in the first two Asian Cups finals, finishing fourth both times....	3	0	1	9
	3	0	0	9
	3	0	0	9
	3	0	0	9
	3	0	1	9
	2	3	2	9
	1	5	4	8
	2	1	6	7
	2	1	5	7
	2	1	2	7
	2	1	2	7
	2	1	1	7
	2	1	0	7
	2	0	4	6
	2	0	4	6
	2	0	0	6
	2	0	0	6
	2	0	0	6
	2	0	0	6
	2	0	0	6
	2	0	0	6
	1	3	3	6
	1	3	1	6
	1	2	4	5
	1	2	3	5
	1	2	0	5
	1	2	0	5
	1	2	0	5
	1	1	5	4
	1	1	3	4
	1	1	0	4
	1	1	0	4
	1	1	0	4
	1	1	0	4
	1	0	7	3
	1	0	4	3
	1	0	1	3
	1	0	1	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	1	0	0	3
	0	3	3	3
	0	2	4	2
	0	2	2	2
	0	2	1	2
	0	1	4	1
	0	1	4	1
	0	1	3	1
	0	1	2	1
	0	1	1	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	0	4	0
	0	0	4	0
	0	0	2	0
	0	0	1	0
	0	0	1	0
Total	151	96	161	549

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Starting eleven

Recent callups

Player history

Most capped players

Top scorers

Player records

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Palestine/Eretz Yisrael managers

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Results against other national teams

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