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  • European qualifying fixtures announced

    European qualifying fixtures announced

    All but two of the Groups in European Zone qualifying for Brazil 2014 have had their fixtures finalised, with England, France, Italy and Spain starting out away to Moldova, Finland, Bulgaria and Georgia respectively.

  • Bento: We're not the favourites

    Bento: We're not the favourites

    "We’re not favourites: Russia have a lot of talented individuals and Israel have proven they are very dangerous opponents for any team,” Portugal coach Paulo Bento.
Israel

FIFA.com profiles Israel's qualification hopes for Brazil 2014 and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's footballing history.

TeamMPGFGAPts
PortugalPOR0000
RussiaRUS0000
IsraelISR0000
Northern IrelandNIR0000
AzerbaijanAZE0000
LuxembourgLUX0000
  • Pirmin Schwegler (2ndR) and Marco Padalino (C) jubilate with unidentified players
  • Switzerland's defender Stephane Gritching (L) vies for the ball with Israel's defender  Tal Ben Haim
  • Switzerland's midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta (R) vies for the ball with Israel's forward  Elyaniv Barda
  • Switzerland's forward Alexander Frei (front) is congratulated by Switzerland's midfielder Gelson Fernandes
  • Israel's midfielder Tamir Cohen (R) is tackled by Switzerland's midfielder Gelson Fernandes (L)
  • Switzerland's players celebrate
  • Moldova's player Victor Golovatenco (L) vies with Israeli player Roberto Colautti (R)
  • Israel player Dedi Ben-Dayan (R) celebrates with teammate Tamir Cohen (L)
  • Israeli player Tal Ben-Haim (C) vies with Moldova's Veaceslav Sofroni (L).

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Ranking

RankingTeam+/- Pts Jan 2012
36 Egypt-5Down
37 Hungary0Equal
37 Israel0Equal
39 Slovakia1Up
40 Belgium1Up

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