Israel take on the visitors Iceland in the round 1 match in League B of UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Thursday, June 2nd at Sammy Ofer Stadium (Haifa).
Israel still cannot fully express itself. "White-blue" are considered quite strong team of European football. But the closest they managed to get to the performance in the championship before the last Euro, but even there we lost in the playoffs. In the selection for the world championship, a good, but insufficient result was again shown, 3rd place. Now comes the time of the League of Nations, where the Israelis were successful in the last draw: they rose from Division C and secured themselves at a higher level. Now, for various reasons, there will be no such experienced leaders as Beaton, Tibi and, most importantly, Zahavi - and after all, Eran scores almost half of the goals of the national team, he is by far the best scorer in history. Natcho also has health problems.
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Iceland can only remember its recent "golden" era. "Ice" in 2016 became a loud Euro sensation: the debutant reached the quarterfinals in the final tournament. Then it turned out for the first time to play at the World Cup, however, there they limited themselves only to a draw with Argentina. Something cannot be repeated, moreover, the last selection was actually a failure - only 2 wins and 9 points, and the penultimate place. Below was only a very weak underdog, Liechtenstein. Now, by and large, it is necessary to update the composition. Compared to last fall, there are not many veterans: some are tied up with an international career, others are simply not called. True, now there are only a few potential debutants, from among promising young people. But only three footballers have 30 or more caps, the rest have no more than 18.
The national teams played only once, in 2010, and then at a friendly level. Then Israel was able to win in a fun shootout with a score of 3-2. Both teams are considered "home" and this should have a direct impact on the result now. We recommend betting on Israel to win.
Prediction for the match: Israel to win.
