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 Norway's Jens Petter Hauge celebrates with teammates.

Norway requests FIFA investigate Israel before World Cup

MANOR SOLOMON (pictured above in a Israel-Belarus Euro 2024 qualifier in September 2023) and the National Team hope to soon get back to playing at Bloomfield Stadium as the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign is set to kick off.

Eyes on 2026: Road to World Cup begins for the Israel national team

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Beitar Jerusalem Youth Team players participating in anti-racism workshop produced by the Justice Ministry and "Matzmihim" anti-racism organization, September 27, 2024.

Justice Ministry spearheads anti-racism program with Beitar Jerusalem FC Youth Team

 Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier - Group I - Andorra v Israel - Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella, Andorra - November 21, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

To keep football beautiful, give the Palestinian campaign of hate a ‘red card’

By ARSEN OSTROVSKY
 GABY KANICHOWSKY (jumping in air) celebrates with his Israel teammates after scoring in stoppage time late Tuesday night to give the blue-and-white a 1-0 victory over visiting Belarus at Bloomfield Stadium in their Group I Euro 2024 qualifier.

Euro 2024: Enjoy, but keep the TV at a healthy distance from your eyes

 The Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Haifa at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on December 10, 2023.

Israeli teams set world record for longest-ever penalty shootout

By REUTERS
 YOSSI BENAYOUN (left, in 2011 file photo) had a largely unsuccessful tenure as Sporting Director of the Israel National Team.

Benayoun out at Israel National Team; Bachar to take over from Hazan as coach?

 Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier - Group I - Andorra v Israel - Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella, Andorra - November 21, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

'Not like Russia': Israel will not be banned from soccer games

 ERAN ZAHAVI once again came to the rescue for Maccabi Tel Aviv, scoring the game-winning goal on a second-half penalty in the yellow-and-blue's 2-1 victory over Maccabi Netanya.

Israeli teams hitting stride on the pitch

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier - Group I - Andorra v Israel - Estadi Nacional, Andorra La Vella, Andorra - November 21, 2023 Israel players pose for a team group photo before the match

Puma to terminate sponsorship of Israel's national football team - FT

By REUTERS
 A delegation of Israelis flew to Hungary to watch their national team compete against Romania and Switzerland.

130 Gaza border area kids taken to Hungary to watch Israeli soccer team

 MACCABI TEL AVIV continued its strong start to the Israel Premier League season with a 3-0 victory over Hapoel Hadera this week at Netanya Stadium

Teams find rhythm before international break

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 MANY OF players who suited up for Team Israel at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 will be back donning the blue-and-white this month at the World Baseball Classic, where Israel will be playing in Pool D in Miami.

Why has Israel been hosting so many international sports tournaments?

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 ANAN KHALAILI (left) is the latest sporting hero for Israel. The 18-year-old Sakhnin native scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to send the blue-and-white to a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the last-16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina

2023 European Athletics Under-20 Championships open in Jerusalem

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 Picture of England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe

England blanks blue-and-white at U21 Euros

By Uriel Sturm
 ISRAEL TEAMMATES celebrate a goal by Oscar Gloukh that, at the time, gave the blue-and-white a 1-0 lead in what ended as a 3-1 loss to England in the Under-19 European Championship final in Trnava, Slovakia.

Blue-and-white to host Andorra in Euro 2024 qualifying match

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 ANAN KHALAILI (left) is the latest sporting hero for Israel. The 18-year-old Sakhnin native scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to send the blue-and-white to a 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the last-16 of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina

Israel reaches FIFA Under 20 World Cup quarterfinals with 0:1 victory

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 A demonstrator holding an umbrella with colors of Palestinian flag stands by an Israeli flag during a protest.

Palestinian flag causes tension at Israel’s first U-20 World Cup game

By Juan Melamed/JTA