Israeli football is on a definite upward trend. Not only have Israeli clubs been performing well in UEFA competitions with increasing frequency and some good players are coming out of the domestic league to move into the English Premiership, but now the National side is showing it can compete with the very best in European football.

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With credible draws against Russia and England and a narrow 4-3 lost to a very strong Croatian side, Israel have performed consistently well to beat the teams further down the Group C table and currently stand level on points with leaders Croatia, albeit having played one more game than the other teams.

Although the current campaign could already be judged a success compared to previous outings, Israel’s fans will still fancy their team’s chances of making next summer’s finals. With a game against each of the other top teams left, the coming fixtures are most definitely going to be decisive for Israel.