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
editBoth 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] Therefore, the region currently referred to as Palestine (Israel) is confusingly considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualification".[3]
Record at the FIFA World Cup
editIsrael'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 | |
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Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Africa/Asia | |||||||||
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2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Europe | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Europe | |||||||||
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3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
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Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | CAF/AFC | ||||||||||
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Final Round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | UEFA | ||||||||||
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3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
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Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | Final Round | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | AFC/OFC | |
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Did not qualify | Zone A Final | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||
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First round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
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5th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | UEFA | ||||||||||
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2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | OFC | ||||||||||
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Play-off | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
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6th | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | UEFA | ||||||||||
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3rd | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||
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3rd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||
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4th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||||
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4th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By Match
editWorld Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
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1970 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–2 | L | Puebla | — |
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1–1 | D | Toluca | M. Spiegler | ||
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0–0 | D | Toluca | — |
Record by Opponent
editFIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1970 FIFA World Cup
editAt 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
edit1970 Qualifying Round 1
editDuring 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
editIn 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to Final round |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for 1970 FIFA World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
28 September 1969 | Israel ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel[12] |
Spiegler ![]() Spiegel ![]() Feigenbaum ![]() |
Referee: Nassiri (Iran) |
1 October 1969 | Israel ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel[12] |
Spiegler ![]() Spiegel ![]() |
Referee: Nassiri (Iran) |
1970 Qualifying Final Round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1–0 | 1–1 |
4 December 1969 | Israel ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Zeman ![]() |
Report | Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
14 December 1969 | Australia ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney |
Watkiss ![]() |
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Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria) |
1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
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Head coach: Emmanuel Scheffer
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Yitzchak Vissoker | 18 September 1944 (aged 25) | 17 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Shraga Bar | 24 March 1948 (aged 22) | 13 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Menachem Bello | 26 December 1947 (aged 22) | 25 | ![]() |
4 | MF | David Primo | 5 May 1946 (aged 24) | 18 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Zvi Rosen | 23 June 1947 (aged 22) | 16 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Shmuel Rosenthal | 22 April 1947 (aged 23) | 23 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Itzhak Shum | 1 September 1948 (aged 21) | 8 | ![]() |
8 | FW | Giora Spiegel | 27 July 1947 (aged 22) | 19 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Yehoshua Feigenbaum | 5 December 1947 (aged 22) | 15 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Mordechai Spiegler | 19 August 1944 (aged 25) | 36 | ![]() |
11 | MF | George Borba | 12 July 1944 (aged 25) | 10 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Yisha'ayahu Schwager | 10 February 1946 (aged 24) | 6 | ![]() |
13 | FW | Yechezekel Chazom | 1 January 1947 (aged 23) | 4 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Danny Shmulevich-Rom | 29 November 1940 (aged 29) | 24 | ![]() |
15 | FW | Rachamim Talbi | 17 May 1943 (aged 27) | 25 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Yochanan Vollach | 14 May 1945 (aged 25) | 4 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Eli Ben Rimoz | 1 January 1947 (aged 23) | 2 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Moshe Romano | 6 May 1946 (aged 24) | 6 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Roni Shuruk | 24 February 1946 (aged 24) | 8 | ![]() |
20 | DF | David Karako | 11 February 1945 (aged 25) | 6 | ![]() |
21 | GK | Yechiel Hameiri | 20 August 1946 (aged 23) | 1 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Yair Nossovsky | 29 June 1937 (aged 32) | 3 | ![]() |
Qualifier history
editThrough 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.
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 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.500 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.182 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
- Matches
16 March 1934 | Egypt ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
El-Tetsh ![]() Taha ![]() Latif ![]() |
[1] | Nudelman ![]() |
Stadium: British Army Ground Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Stanley Wells (England) |
6 April 1934 | Palestine, British Mandate ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Tel Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel |
Sukenik ![]() |
[2] | Latif ![]() El-Tetsh ![]() Fawzi ![]() |
Stadium: Palms Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Frederick Goodsby (England) |
- 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)
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 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.000 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 0 |
- Matches
22 January 1938 | Palestine, British Mandate ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Tel Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel |
Neufeld ![]() |
Report | Vikelidis ![]() Migiakis ![]() |
Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Egypt) |
20 February 1938 | Greece ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Athens, Greece |
Vikelidis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Leoforos Alexandras Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mika Popovic (Yugoslavia) |
- Game 1
- Mandatory Palestine vs Greece
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1 — 3 (final score after 90 minutes) |
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Manager: Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Team:
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- Game 2
- Greece vs Mandatory Palestine
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1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes) |
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Manager: Team:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Kick off: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Assistants: Match rules: |
Manager: Team:
Substitutes: none Unused Substitutes:
Scorers:
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- Squad
Head coach: Egon Pollak
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | ![]() |
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Club |
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DF | Avraham Beit haLevi | 1915 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Jerry Beit haLevi | 14 November 1912 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Shuka Brashedski | 1914 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Israel Elsner | 1909 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Gdalyahu Fuchs | 1911 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Mila Ginzburg | 1918 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Julius Klein | 1907 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | ![]() |
MF | Yosef Libermann | 1909 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Gaul Machlis | 1918 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Menahem Mirmovich | 1919 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Peri Neufeld | 1913 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Avraham Nudelmann | 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Natan Pentz | 1917 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Avraham Reznik | 1909 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Yona Stern | 1908 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Yohanan Sukenik | 1910 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
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.
21 August 1949 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Pajević ![]() Senčar ![]() Ž. Čajkovski ![]() Bobek ![]() |
Report | Stadium: JNA Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy) |
18 September 1949 | Israel ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Glazer ![]() |
Report | Valok ![]() Bobek ![]() Z. Čajkovski ![]() Ž. Čajkovski ![]() |
Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Yosef Kinstlich (Cyprus) |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() |
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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 | ||
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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. | ![]() |
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
8 November 1953 | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Skopje, Yugoslavia |
Milutinović ![]() |
Report | Referee: Alsteen (Belgium) |
8 March 1954 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Report | Kokkinakis ![]() Kamaras ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland) |
21 March 1954 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Report | Zebec ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Leafe (England) |
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 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
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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- 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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- 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 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
- Matches
15 January 1958 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Report | L. Allchurch ![]() Bowen ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Maurice Guigue (France) |
5 February 1958 | Wales ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales |
I. Allchurch ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ninian Park Referee: Klas Schipper (Netherlands) |
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
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- Matches
- First Round
Israel defeated Cyprus to advance to the Second Round.
13 November 1960 | Cyprus ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Shialis ![]() |
Report | Kofman ![]() |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
27 November 1960 | Israel ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Levi ![]() Stelmach ![]() Nahari ![]() |
Report | Shialis ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
- Second round
Israel defeated Ethiopia to advance to the Final Round.
14 March 1961 | Israel ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Glazer ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Zsolt (Hungary) |
19 March 1961 | Israel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Haifa, Israel |
Glazer ![]() Stelmach ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() Tesfaye ![]() |
Referee: Pósa (Hungary) |
- 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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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
15 October 1961 | Israel ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Stelmach ![]() Young ![]() |
Report | Lojacono ![]() Altafini ![]() Corso ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Takow (Bulgaria) |
4 November 1961 | Italy ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Turin, Italy |
Sivori ![]() Corso ![]() Angelillo ![]() |
Report | Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain) |
- Squad
Head coach: Gyula Mándi
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
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Aharon Amar | 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() | |
Mordechai Benbinisti | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ||
FW | Yehoshua Glazer | 29 December 1927 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
Yosef Goldstein | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() | ||
Yaacov Grundman | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() | ||
GK | Ya'akov Hodorov | 16 June 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
Boaz Kofman | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | ![]() | ||
FW | Shlomo Levi | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() | |
Amatsia Levkovich | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ||
Avraham Menchel | 12 December 1935 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
Zvi Muisescu | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | |||
Shlomo Nahari | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | ![]() | ||
Shalom Peterburg | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() | ||
FW | Zecharia Ratzabi | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() | |
FW | Danny Shmulevich-Rom | 29 November 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Nahum Stelmach | 19 July 1936 | 5 | 4 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
Zvi Tendler | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ||
Gidon Tish | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() | ||
GK | Yaacov Visoker | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() | |
Uri Weinberg | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() | ||
Reuven Young | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1. | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |
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
9 May 1965 | Belgium ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
Jurion ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 21,699 Referee: Poulsen (Denmark) |
13 June 1965 | Bulgaria ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Kotkov ![]() Asparuhov ![]() Kitov ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Talu (Turkey) |
10 November 1965 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |
Report | Van Himst ![]() Thio ![]() Puis ![]() |
Attendance: 48,355 Referee: Sbardeua (Italy) |
21 November 1965 | Israel ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |
Talbi ![]() |
Report | Kolev ![]() Asparuhov ![]() |
Attendance: 28,213 Referee: Babauczek (Austria) |
- Squad
Head coach: Milovan Ćirić
Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | ![]() |
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Club |
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MF | Haim Bahar | 9 April 1943 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Menahem Bello | 26 December 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Itzhak Englander | 30 April 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Yehezkel Hazum | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Boaz Kofman | 23 May 1935 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | 90 | ![]() |
DF | Moshe Leon | 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
GK | Haim Levin | 3 March 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
DF | Amatsia Levkovich | September 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
FW | Yosef Mahalal | 1939 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | ![]() |
GK | Yair Nosovski | 29 June 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Haim Nurieli | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
DF | David Primo | 5 May 1946 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Moshe Romano | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Shmuel Rosenthal | 22 April 1947 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Danny Shmulevich-Rom | 29 November 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Giora Spiegel | 27 July 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Mordechai Spiegler | 19 August 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | ![]() |
FW | Nahum Stelmach | 19 July 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | ![]() |
MF | Rahamim Talbi | 17 May 1943 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | ![]() |
MF | Reuven Young | 15 May 1942 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | ![]() |
FW | Gadi Zelniker | 12 March 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | ![]() |
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.
16 May 1973 | Israel ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
19:45 KST (UTC+09) | Mordechai Spiegler ![]() Moshe Onana ![]() |
Shusaku Hirasawa ![]() |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Boskovic (Australia) |
- 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 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
- Matches
19 May 1973 | Israel ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
17:25 KST (UTC+09) | Farkas ![]() Itzhak Shum ![]() Moshe Onana ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Aing Kim Ean (Khmer Republic) |
21 May 1973 | Israel ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
18:00 KST (UTC+09) | George Borba ![]() Mordechai Spiegler ![]() Itzhak Shum ![]() Zvi Rozen ![]() Moshe Onana ![]() |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
23 May 1973 | South Korea ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
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.
26 May 1973 | Israel ![]() | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
16:45 KST (UTC+09) | Moshe Onana ![]() |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Dhillon (Singapore) |
- Finals
In the Zone A finals, Israel lost to South Korea, who moved on to the AFC/OFC Final round.
28 May 1973 | South Korea ![]() | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul |
19:00 KST (UTC+09) | Cha Bum-Kun ![]() |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: U Tin Thut (Burma) |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
— | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Matches
27 February 1977 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: McGinlay (Scotland) |
6 March 1977 | Israel ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Kitabdjian (France) |
10 March 1977 | Japan ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel[28] |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Verbeke (France) |
20 March 1977 | South Korea ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Seoul, Korea Republic |
Cha Bum-Kun ![]() Park Sang-In ![]() Choi Chong-Dock ![]() |
Malmillian ![]() |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 |
- Matches
26 March 1980 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Stjepan Glavina (Yugoslavia) |
18 June 1980 | Sweden ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Råsunda Stadium, Solna |
Ramberg ![]() |
Report | Damti ![]() |
Attendance: 39,831 Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland) |
12 November 1980 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Report | Attendance: 45,000 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
17 December 1980 | Portugal ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
Coelho ![]() Jordão ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy) |
25 February 1981 | Israel ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Report | Dalglish ![]() |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Otto Anderco (Romania) |
28 April 1981 | Scotland ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Hampden Park‚ Glasgow |
Robertson ![]() Provan ![]() |
Report | Sinai ![]() |
Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Gudmundur Haraldsson (Iceland) |
28 October 1981 | Israel ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Tabak ![]() Damti ![]() |
Report | Jordão ![]() |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sotou Afxentiou (Cyprus) |
18 November 1981 | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Windsor Park, Belfast |
Armstrong ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain) |
- Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 10 | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — |
- Matches
3 September 1985 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel[31] |
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Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania) |
8 September 1985 | Israel ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Cohen ![]() Armeli ![]() Ohana ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) |
8 October 1985 | Israel ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Armeli ![]() |
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Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) |
20 October 1985 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
Ratcliffe ![]() |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) |
26 October 1985 | New Zealand ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Rufer ![]() Dunford ![]() Walker ![]() |
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Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands) |
10 November 1985 | Israel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Cohen ![]() Selecter ![]() Armeli ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) |
- Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
5 March 1989 | Israel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Rosenthal ![]() |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
19 March 1989 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan, Israel |
Ohana ![]() |
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Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany) |
9 April 1989 | New Zealand ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
Wright ![]() Dunford ![]() |
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Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Claude Bouillet (France) |
16 April 1989 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Trimboli ![]() |
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Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,320 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy) |
- Goal Scorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 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.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colombia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–0 |
15 October 1989 | Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla |
15:30 UTC–5 | Usuriaga ![]() |
Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
30 October 1989 | Israel ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
19:00 UTC+2 | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico) |
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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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 15 |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 |
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 |
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 |
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 5 |
- Matches
28 October 1992 | Austria ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Prater Stadium, Vienna |
Herzog ![]() Polster ![]() Stöger ![]() A. Ogris ![]() |
Report | Zohar ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: João Pinto Correia (Portugal) |
11 November 1992 | Israel ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Banin ![]() |
Report | Limpar ![]() Dahlin ![]() Ingesson ![]() |
Attendance: 25,230 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
2 December 1992 | Israel ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Report | Sirakov ![]() Penev ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece) |
17 February 1993 | Israel ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Report | Cantona ![]() Blanc ![]() Roche ![]() |
Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
12 May 1993 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
Stoichkov ![]() Sirakov ![]() |
Report | R. Harazi ![]() Rosenthal ![]() |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey) |
2 June 1993 | Sweden ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Råsunda, Solna |
Brolin ![]() Zetterberg ![]() Landberg ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 22,042 Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia) |
16 June 1993 | Finland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Lahti Stadium, Lahti |
Report | Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Volodymyr Pyanykh (Ukraine) |
13 October 1993 | France ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Parc des Princes, Paris |
Sauzée ![]() Ginola ![]() |
Report | R. Harazi ![]() Berkovich ![]() Atar ![]() |
Attendance: 32,700 Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland) |
27 October 1993 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
Rosenthal ![]() |
Report | Reinmayr ![]() |
Attendance: 23,500 Referee: László Vágner (Hungary) |
10 November 1993 | Israel ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
R. Harazi ![]() |
Report | Hyryläinen ![]() Hjelm ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Daniel Roduit (Switzerland) |
- Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
- Matches
1 September 1996 | Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
18:00 UTC+3 | Harazi ![]() Banin ![]() |
Report | Balakov ![]() |
Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
9 October 1996 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
18:00 UTC+3 | Brumer ![]() |
Report | Kolyvanov ![]() |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Marc Batta (France) |
10 November 1996 | Cyprus ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Tsirion, Limassol |
18:00 UTC+2 | Gogić ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania) |
15 December 1996 | Israel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
18:00 UTC+2 | Ohana ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 24,400 Referee: John Ashman (Wales) |
31 March 1997 | Luxembourg ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City |
17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Zohar ![]() Banin ![]() |
Attendance: 6,607 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
30 April 1997 | Israel ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
18:00 UTC+3 | Ohana ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine) |
8 June 1997 | Russia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dinamo, Moscow |
19:00 UTC+3 | Radimov ![]() Kosolapov ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria) |
20 August 1997 | Bulgaria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
20:00 UTC+3 | Penev ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary) |
- Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ![]() |
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1. | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |
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
3 September 2000 | Israel ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:20 UTC+3 | Mizrahi ![]() Balili ![]() |
Report | Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Ireland) |
7 October 2000 | Spain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
21:30 UTC+2 | Gerard ![]() Hierro ![]() |
Report | Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
11 October 2000 | Israel ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
19:25 UTC+2 | Berkovich ![]() Abuksis ![]() Katan ![]() |
Report | Akrapović ![]() |
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
28 March 2001 | Austria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna |
20:30 UTC+2 | Baur ![]() Herzog ![]() |
Report | Baur ![]() |
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy) |
2 June 2001 | Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Rheinpark, Vaduz |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Revivo ![]() Tal ![]() Nimni ![]() |
Referee: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands) |
6 June 2001 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:00 UTC+3 | Revivo ![]() |
Report | Raúl ![]() |
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
1 September 2001 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Koševo, Sarajevo |
20:15 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland) |
27 October 2001 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
19:30 UTC+2 | Gershon ![]() |
Report | Herzog ![]() |
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
- Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 4 qualifying round, finishing in third place.
- Standings
Legend |
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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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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 20 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 18 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 18 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 17 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
- Matches
2004-09-04 | France ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
21:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 43,527 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
2004-09-08 | Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:50 | Benayoun ![]() Badir ![]() |
(Report) | Konstantinou ![]() |
Attendance: 21,872 Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus) |
2004-10-09 | Israel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:05 | Benayoun ![]() |
(Report) | Frei ![]() Vonlanthen ![]() |
Attendance: 37,976 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia) |
2004-11-17 | Cyprus ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | GSP Stadium, Nicosia |
19:00 | Okkas ![]() |
(Report) | Keisi ![]() Nimni ![]() |
Attendance: 1,624 Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia) |
2005-03-26 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
19:50 | Abbas Souan ![]() |
(Report) | Morrison ![]() |
Attendance: 32,150 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
2005-03-30 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:50 | Badir ![]() |
(Report) | Trezeguet ![]() |
Attendance: 32,150 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
2005-06-04 | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
19:30 | Harte ![]() Keane ![]() |
(Report) | Avi Yehiel ![]() Avi Nimni ![]() |
Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
2005-09-03 | Switzerland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
17:30 | Frei ![]() |
(Report) | Keisi ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
2005-09-07 | Faroe Islands ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn |
18:00 | (Report) | Nimni ![]() Katan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
2005-10-08 | Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
21:10 | Benayoun ![]() Zandberg ![]() |
(Report) | Samuelsen ![]() |
Attendance: 31,857 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
- Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 2 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.
- Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 20 | Advance to second round |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 17 | |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 16 | |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 |
- Matches
The match schedule was established at a meeting in Israel on 8 January 2008.[37]
6 September 2008 | Israel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:55 UTC+3 | Benayoun ![]() Sahar ![]() |
Report | Yakin ![]() Nkufo ![]() |
Attendance: 29,600 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |
10 September 2008 | Moldova ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău |
20:30 UTC+3 | Picusceac ![]() |
Report | Golan ![]() Saban ![]() |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) |
11 October 2008 | Luxembourg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg |
20:15 UTC+2 | Peters ![]() |
Report | Benayoun ![]() Golan ![]() Tuama ![]() |
Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia) |
15 October 2008 | Latvia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Skonto Stadions, Riga |
19:00 UTC+3 | Koļesņičenko ![]() |
Report | Benayoun ![]() |
Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
28 March 2009 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
21:00 UTC+2 | Golan ![]() |
Report | Gekas ![]() |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
1 April 2009 | Greece ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion |
21:30 UTC+3 | Salpingidis ![]() Samaras ![]() |
Report | Barda ![]() |
Attendance: 22,794 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
5 September 2009 | Israel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Gorkšs ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany) |
9 September 2009 | Israel ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
21:00 UTC+3 | Barda ![]() Baruchyan ![]() Golan ![]() Sahar ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,038 Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark) |
10 October 2009 | Israel ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
21:00 UTC+2 | Barda ![]() Ben Dayan ![]() |
Report | Calincov ![]() |
Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
14 October 2009 | Switzerland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:00 UTC+2 | Report | Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
- Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 1 goal
- Attendance
Team | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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38,000 | 7,038 | 20,668 |
At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group F qualifying round, finishing in third place.
- Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 21 | Advance to second round | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 14 | 0–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
5 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 6 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — |
- Matches
The match schedule was determined at a meeting in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on 25 November 2011.[39][40]
7 September 2012 | Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku |
21:00 UTC+5 | Abishov ![]() |
Report | Natcho ![]() |
Attendance: 22,211 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
11 September 2012 | Israel ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Kerzhakov ![]() Kokorin ![]() Fayzulin ![]() |
Attendance: 28,131 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
12 October 2012 | Luxembourg ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Radi ![]() Ben Basat ![]() Hemed ![]() Melikson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus) |
16 October 2012 | Israel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
18:00 UTC+2 | Hemed ![]() Ben Basat ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 20,400 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
22 March 2013 | Israel ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
14:45 UTC+2 | Hemed ![]() Ben Basat ![]() Gershon ![]() |
Report | Alves ![]() Postiga ![]() Coentrão ![]() |
Attendance: 38,600 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
26 March 2013 | Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Windsor Park, Belfast |
19:45 UTC±0 | Report | Refaelov ![]() Ben Basat ![]() |
Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia) |
7 September 2013 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:45 UTC+3 | Shechter ![]() |
Report | Amirguliyev ![]() |
Attendance: 21,250 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
10 September 2013 | Russia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
19:00 UTC+4 | V. Berezutski ![]() Kokorin ![]() Glushakov ![]() |
Report | Zahavi ![]() |
Attendance: 21,107 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany) |
11 October 2013 | Portugal ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
20:45 UTC+1 | Costa ![]() |
Report | Ben Basat ![]() |
Attendance: 48,317 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) |
15 October 2013 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
20:00 UTC+3 | Ben Basat ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() |
Attendance: 12,785 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
- Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 1 goal
Record players
editTen 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
editIsrael'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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Palestine (PLE)". FIFA. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Ability and politics govern the draw". The Times. London. 19 December 1969. p. 11.
- ^ "Top teams to be seeded". The Times. London. 8 January 1970. p. 11.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010" (PDF). FIFA. November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Brasil, Alemanha e Italia querem o Grupo Dois" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 11 January 1970.
- ^ "Football at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Football". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "North Korea out". The Times. London. 5 July 1969. p. 7.
- ^ Glanville, Brian (2010). The Story of the World Cup. Faber and Faber. p. 167.
- ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.
- ^ World Cup 1934 Qualifying
- ^ "A long wait for a home game". Reuters. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ WORLD CUP 1938 - QUALIFYING
- ^ World Cup 1950 Qualifying
- ^ Europe Qualifiers
- ^ "World Cup 1954 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ World Cup 1958 Qualifying
- ^ The Joy of Six International Play-offs
- ^ World Cup 1962 qualifications
- ^ World Cup 1966 qualifications
- ^ 1966 FIFA World Cup
- ^ World Cup 1974 qualifications
- ^ a b "Israel make their mark - UEFA.com". uefa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "World Cup 1978 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ World Cup 1978 finals
- ^ Japan played its "home" match against Israel away at Israel.
- ^ "World Cup 1982 qualifications". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Israel". eurolympic.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
- ^ All home matches of Chinese Taipei were played away instead.
- ^ World Cup 1994 qualifications Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Cup 1998 qualifications
- ^ World Cup 2002 Qualifying
- ^ 2006 UEFA Group 4 Standings
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Yossi Benayoun: 'We should qualify'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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- ^ "Azerbaijan begins with home match against Israel – MATCH SCHEDULE". 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ 2014 matches
- ^ Israel 2014
External links
edit- Israel at FIFA.com
- List of Israeli Matches at RSSSF