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The Israel women's national football team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל לנשים) represents Israel in international women's football. The Israel women's national football team was established in 1997. Women's football in Israel was developed as an upside down pyramid by first opening the national team and then after 2 years opening the first women's football league in Israel. Women's Football in Israel is struggling to develop because it is lacking investment.
Association | Israel Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Erez Belfer | ||
Captain | Shahar Nakav | ||
Most caps | Karin Sendel (69) | ||
Top scorer | Silvi Jan (29) | ||
FIFA code | ISR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 70 (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 53 (March 2017) | ||
Lowest | 76 (March 2022) | ||
First international | |||
Unofficial: Netherlands 12–0 Israel (Zaandam, Netherlands; 27 August 1977) Official: Israel 0–7 Romania (Bat Yam, Israel; 2 November 1997) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Israel 12–1 Estonia (Herzliya, Israel; 9 October 2004) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Israel 0–13 Poland (Ramat Gan, Israel; 24 February 1998) |
Women's football in Israel first appeared in 1970, with several clubs being formed in the following years. However, these clubs folded, except for the M.I.L.N (Moa'don Israeli LeKaduregel Nashim (Hebrew: מועדון ישראלי לכדורגל נשים, lit. Israeli Club for Women's Football)), which continued touring and playing exhibition matches in Israel and abroad.[2] During this period a team representing Israel played a match against Netherlands, losing 0–12.[3]
In 1997, following FIFA orders, the IFA established a women's national team ahead of the 1999 FIFA women's World Cup. Rony Schneider was appointed as team manager and supervised a series of trials, which resulted in a 26 women squad, which played its first official match against Romania on 2 November 1997.[4]
As of April 2015, the national team played 95 matches (31 wins, 7 draws, 57 losses), scoring 111 goals. The team is yet to make an appearance in either the World Cup or the Women's Euro.
Year | End rank | Best rank | Worst rank |
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2003 | 70 | 70 | 72 |
2004 | 71 | 69 | 71 |
2005 | 67 | 67 | 71 |
2006 | 63 | 63 | 68 |
2007 | 63 | 61 | 64 |
2008 | 60 | 60 | 63 |
2009 | 57 | 56 | 57 |
2010 | 61 | 58 | 61 |
2011 | 65 | 60 | 65 |
2012 | 62 | 60 | 63 |
2013 | 55 | 55 | 61 |
2014 | 55 | 55 | 62 |
2015 | 59 | 57 | 59 |
2016 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
2017 | 62 | 53 | 62 |
2018 | 64 | 64 | |
2019 | 63 | 63 | |
2020 | 68 | ||
2021 | |||
Win Draw Lose Fixture
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League GS | Estonia | 0–5 | Israel | Tartu, Estonia |
19:00 EEST | Report |
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Stadium: Tamme Stadium Referee: Lisa Benn (England) |
23 November[note 1] 2023–24 UEFA Nations League GS | Kazakhstan | 0–2 | Israel | Telki, Hungary[note 2] |
13:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Globall Football Park Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland) |
26 November[note 1] 2023–24 UEFA Nations League GS | Israel | 0–0 | Kazakhstan | Telki, Hungary[note 2][note 3] |
13:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Globall Football Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Cansu Tryak (Turkey) |
29 November[note 4] 2023–24 UEFA Nations League GS | Armenia | 0–4 | Israel | Armavir, Armenia |
Report | Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær (Denmark) |
2 December[note 4] 2023–24 UEFA Nations League GS | Israel | 6–1 | Armenia | Yerevan, Armenia[note 3] |
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Report |
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Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands) |
5 April 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | Slovakia | 2–0 | Israel | Senec, Slovakia |
15:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: NTC Senec Attendance: 273 Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal) |
9 April 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | Israel | 2–4 | Serbia | Győr, Hungary[note 5] |
16:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary) |
31 May 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | Scotland | 4–1 | Israel | Glasgow, Scotland |
19:05 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)[note 6] Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy) |
4 June 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | Israel | 0–5 | Scotland | Budaörs, Hungary[note 5] |
16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Budaörsi Városi Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)[note 6] Referee: Jelena Kumer (Croatia) |
12 July 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | Serbia | 1–0 | Israel | Stara Pazova, Serbia |
20:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
16 July 2025 Euro 2025 qualifying GS | Israel | 2–2 | Slovakia | Budaörs, Hungary[note 5] |
19:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Budaörsi Városi Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey) |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Erez Belfer |
Assistant coach | Michal Lurie |
Assistant coach | Arik Levi |
Assistant coach | Dana Kerem |
Goalkeeping coach | Gil Dudi |
Physical coach | Ran Goldig |
Caps and goals are current as of 16 July 2024 after the match against Slovakia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Lama Ganame | 27 December 1999 | 1 | 0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
18 | GK | Noa Kozhak | 10 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem |
23 | GK | Amit Beilin | 20 August 2000 | 9 | 0 | Saint Leo Lions |
2 | DF | Itaf Alkisi | 1 October 2001 | 8 | 0 | Kiryat Gat |
4 | DF | Keren Or Edri | 6 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | Kiryat Gat |
6 | DF | Shahar Nakav | 12 April 1997 | 47 | 0 | Turbine Potsdam |
7 | DF | Hila Sharon | 20 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | CD Getafe |
8 | DF | Shani David (captain) | 7 June 1991 | 44 | 0 | ASA Tel Aviv |
17 | DF | Meytal Sharabi | 23 March 2000 | 21 | 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
3 | MF | Batoul Khalil | 23 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem |
10 | MF | Eden Avital | 23 March 2000 | 46 | 5 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
11 | MF | Noa Selimhodzic | 15 October 2003 | 29 | 5 | Turbine Potsdam |
12 | MF | Hadas Morin | 30 June 1999 | 3 | 0 | Alabama–Huntsville Chargers |
14 | MF | Marian Awad | 29 October 1996 | 36 | 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
15 | MF | Vital Kats | 18 November 1999 | 12 | 2 | Kiryat Gat |
20 | MF | Michaela Worko | 12 October 2006 | 7 | 0 | Kiryat Gat |
21 | MF | Shani Sirota | 11 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Creighton Bluejays |
5 | FW | Maya Ganor | 19 August 2007 | 1 | 0 | Ramat HaSharon |
9 | FW | Rachel Steinschneider | 10 February 1994 | 29 | 3 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem |
13 | FW | Talia Sommer | 19 February 2004 | 23 | 3 | Butler Bulldogs |
16 | FW | Shira Elinav | 26 April 2000 | 20 | 4 | Santa Clara Broncos |
19 | FW | Maria Almasri | 14 March 2004 | 11 | 1 | Turbine Potsdam |
22 | FW | Adi Goulden | 5 March 2007 | 4 | 0 | Hapoel Ra'anana |
FW | Koral Hazan | 17 January 1999 | 22 | 2 | Unattached |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Fortuna RubinINJ | 4 June 1996 | 15 | 0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | v. Scotland, 4 June 2024 |
GK | Agam Haviv | 27 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Bordeaux | v. Serbia, 9 April 2024 |
GK | Mariana Vodolzov | 24 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Bnot Netanya | v. Estonia, 5 December 2023 |
GK | Marom Keren | 10 October 1995 | 1 | 0 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | v. Estonia, 26 September 2023 |
DF | Noam Achtel | 16 April 1996 | 18 | 0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | v. Scotland, 4 June 2024 |
DF | Elianna BeardINJ | 23 May 1996 | 7 | 0 | Carolina Ascent FC | v. Scotland, 4 June 2024 |
DF | Irena KuznetsovINJ | 24 April 2002 | 20 | 1 | Turbine Potsdam | v. Scotland, 4 June 2024 |
DF | Hili Shalom | 28 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | v. Scotland, 4 June 2024 |
DF | Reut Revaha | 21 May 2000 | 4 | 0 | Kiryat Gat | v. Serbia, 9 April 2024 |
DF | Yahli Cohen | 28 January 2002 | 3 | 0 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | v. Estonia, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Asia Dercksen | 20 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | SPG Lustenau/Dornbirn | v. Estonia, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Tal Faingezicht | 11 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | v. Estonia, 5 December 2023 |
DF | Rania Rashed | 9 December 1997 | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | v. Estonia, 26 September 2023 |
MF | Opal Sofer | 20 May 1997 | 16 | 1 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | v. Scotland, 4 June 2024 |
MF | Maya Chitman | 19 April 1999 | 11 | 0 | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem | v. Serbia, 9 April 2024 |
MF | Karin Sendel | 26 October 1988 | 69 | 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | v. Estonia, 5 December 2023 |
FW | Sharon BeckINJ | 22 March 1995 | 20 | 10 | Werder Bremen | v. Serbia, 9 April 2024 |
FW | Hodaya Biton | 14 April 2002 | 3 | 0 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | v. Estonia, 5 December 2023 |
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
1999 | did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 31 | ||||||||
2003 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||
2011 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||
2015 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | |||||||||
2019 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |||||||||
2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | |||||||||
2027 | to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 20 | 4 | 37 | 58 | 146 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Romania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 18 |
Slovakia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 17 |
Hungary | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 16 |
Israel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 3 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 55 | −50 | 3 |
Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 8 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[20][21]
Estonia | 2–5 | Israel |
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Mletsin 87' Morkovkina 89' |
Jan 28', 35', 38', 51' Shenar 32' |
Estonia | 2–5 | Israel |
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Morkovkina 19', 39' | Jan 12', 20', 54' Shino 70' Shenar 90+3' |
Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 8 qualifying round, finishing in third place.[24]
In addition to Israel competing, Israeli referee Rachel Cohen worked the Group 3 match between Belgium and Finland,[25] and Group 4 between Republic of Ireland and Scotland.[26]
Israel | 1–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Erez 42' | Report |
Israel | 1–6 | Russia |
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Cohen 47' | Report | Poryadina 10' Fomina 29', 89' Savchenkova 62' Kurochkina 81' Kozhnikova 85' |
Israel | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland |
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Report | O'Sullivan 32', 52' O'Brien 81' |
Switzerland | 6–0 | Israel |
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Abbé 8', 64' Barqui 14' (o.g.) Stein 68' Dickenmann 71' Crnogorcevic 90+3' |
Report |
Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Israel |
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Report | Sofer 71' |
Russia | 4–0 | Israel |
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Kurochkina 5' (pen.) Skotnikova 24' Kozhnikova 31' Sochneva 80' |
Report |
Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Israel |
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O'Sullivan 59', 64', 80' | Report |
Israel was entered into the UEFA Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.
In addition to Israel competing, Israeli referee Lilach Asulin worked the Group 1 match between Northern Ireland and Estonia.[28]
Coach: Meir Nachmias
1 goal
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Switzerland | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | +52 | 28 | Women's World Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 9–0 | 11–0 | |
2 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 19 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 9–1 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Denmark | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 18 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | ||
4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 12 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–5 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Serbia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 10 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 55 | −55 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | — |
Israel | 0–5 | Switzerland |
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Report | Humm 6', 28', 36' Dickenmann 45' (pen.) Crnogorčević 90+3' |
Israel | 0–1 | Iceland |
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Report | Brynjarsdóttir 60' |
Malta | 0–3 Awarded[lower-alpha 1] | Israel |
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Report | M. Fridman 36' Lavi 60' |
Serbia | 3–0 | Israel |
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Smiljković 31', 34' Bradić 82' |
Report |
Iceland | 3–0 | Israel |
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Brynjarsdóttir 2' Friðriksdóttir 26' Gunnarsdóttir 90+1' |
Report |
Israel competed in the UEFA Group 3 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[29]
In addition to Israel competing, Israeli referee Lilach Asulin worked the Group 1 match between Slovenia and Republic of Ireland,[30] Group 4 between Northern Ireland and Faroe Islands,[31] Group 5 between Albania and Belgium,[32] and Group 7 between Bulgaria and Finland.[33]
Coach: Meir Nachmias
2 goals
1 goal
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Belarus | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 16 |
Israel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 11 |
Estonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 4 |
Kazakhstan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 |
Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kazakhstan | 0–0 | Israel |
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Report |
Israel was entered into the Group 6 qualifying round, finishing in second place.[37][38]
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
1 goal
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Armenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–5 | Israel |
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Škrbić 27' Fetahović 46' |
Report | Gian 13' Shenar 23', 40', 81', 89' |
Israel | 0–6 | Russia |
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Report | Kurochkina 29' Kremleva 45' Mokshanova 54' 59' 70' Chmatchkova 79' |
Israel | 0–3 | Norway |
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Report | Gulbrandsen 50' 73' Wiik 78' |
Norway | 7–0 | Israel |
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Wiik 12' 45' Gulbrandsen 19' 82' Mykjåland 52' Christensen 54' Nordby 75' (pen.) |
Report |
Russia | 4–0 | Israel |
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Letyushova 9' 22' Mokshanova 59' (pen.) Barbashina 67' |
Report |
1 goal
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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France | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 24 | Qualified for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 |
Scotland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 | Competes in Play-off round |
Wales | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | |
Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | |
Israel | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 |
Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Israel |
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D. O'Sullivan 74' Grant 87' |
Report |
Israel | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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Report | O'Sullivan 65' Russell 67' |
Israel was entered into the Group 4 qualifying round, finishing in fourth place.[39]
1 goal
1 own goal
Coach: Meir Nachmias
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 22 | Final tournament |
2 | Austria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 17 | |
3 | Wales | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | |
4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 4 | |
5 | Israel | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 2 |
Israel | 0–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Report |
Israel | 0–1 | Norway |
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Report | Ad. Hegerberg 25' |
Kazakhstan | 1–0 | Israel |
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Yalova 69' | Report |
Israel was entered into the Group 8 qualifying round, and finished in last place.[40]
1 goal
1 own goal
Source:[41]
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