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The mark of Israeli football on the international stage

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  1. The Israel national team has only qualified for the World Cup once.[1]
  2. At the 2023 U20 World Cup, the Israel U20 team excellently defeated Brazil in the quarterfinals and finished in third place overall.[1]
  3. The Israel U20 team was the runner-up at the 2022 U19 European Championship after losing to England in the final.[1]
  4. Arab players account for approximately 35% of professional football players in Israel.[1]
  5. Rifaat Turk was the first Arab player to play for the Israel national team in 1976, while Bibars Natcho was the first Muslim to serve as captain in 2018.[1]

Sources

  1. [1] BBC Sport – A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel · 17 Sept 2026, 05:23

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