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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.
The goal against Sweden, scored by Mordechai Spiegler, is Israel's only FIFA World Cup goal to date. In 1974, Israel was excluded from AFC competitions, after Kuwait and other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against it. The proposal was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.
The Football Association in Israel / Palestine was established on 14 August 1928 and was accepted as a member of FIFA a year later in 1929. The Home Association (now the Israel Football Association) wanted to send a national team to the first World Cup in Uruguay, but because of the boycott imposed by the Association English Football FIFA at the time the order was given by the British ...
FIFA has postponed a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas, clearing the way for the Israeli men's national team to play ...
Israel: 1: 1: 0: 1970: 1970: Group stage ... Did not enter — Not a FIFA member Hosts. Results of host nations [12] Year Host Nation Finish 1930
FIFA and Israel’s FA did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment. In 2022, FIFA banned Russian clubs and national teams from competing in soccer events as a direct response to ...
Israel must be banned from any football-related activities for violating FIFA's statutes amid the war in Gaza, according to an independent legal analysis by lawyers who specialise in international ...
Israel qualified for the World Cup in 1970 which was held in Mexico. Mordechai Spiegler scored in a 1–1 draw against Sweden. Israel's Olympic football team qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics both times reaching the quarter-finals. Israel's highest FIFA ranking was 15th in November 2008.