Israel’s FIFA World Cup Record 1934-2018
Israel’s complete record in the FIFA World Cup from the first matches against Egypt in the 1934 World Cup Qualifiers to the 2018 Russia Qualification Group. Israel competed for matches in the 1934 & 1938 World Cups qualifiers under the name of “Palestine / Eretz Yisrael”.
| # | Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/16/1934 |  | Egypt | 7 - 1 | Israel (Palestine) |  | Cairo |
| 2 | 4/6/1934 | | Israel (Palestine) | 1 - 4 | Egypt | | Tel Aviv Stadium |
| 3 | 1/22/1938 | | Israel (Palestine) | 1 - 3 | Greece |  | Tel Aviv Stadium |
| 4 | 2/20/1938 | | Greece | 1 - 0 | Israel (Palestine) | | Athens |
| 5 | 8/21/1949 |  | Yugoslavia | 6 - 0 | Israel | | Belgrade |
| 6 | 9/18/1949 | | Israel | 2 - 5 | Yugoslavia | | Tel Aviv Stadium |
| 7 | 11/1/1953 | | Greece | 1 - 0 | Israel | | Athens |
| 8 | 11/8/1953 | | Yugoslavia | 1 - 0 | Israel | #N/A | Skopje City Stadium |
| 9 | 3/8/1954 | | Israel | 0 - 2 | Greece | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 10 | 3/21/1954 | | Israel | 0 - 1 | Yugoslavia | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 11 | 1/15/1958 | | Israel | 0 - 2 | Wales | #N/A | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 12 | 2/5/1958 |  | Wales | 2 - 0 | Israel | | Cardiff |
| 13 | 11/13/1960 |  | Cyprus | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Nicosia |
| 14 | 11/27/1960 | | Israel | 6 - 1 | Cyprus | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 15 | 3/14/1961 | | Israel | 1 - 0 | Ethiopia |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 16 | 3/19/1961 | | Ethiopia | 2 - 3 | Israel | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 17 | 10/15/1961 | | Israel | 2 - 4 | Italy |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 18 | 11/4/1961 | | Italy | 6 - 0 | Israel | | Torino |
| 19 | 5/9/1965 |  | Belgium | 1 - 0 | Israel | | Brussels |
| 20 | 6/13/1965 |  | Bulgaria | 4 - 0 | Israel | | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 21 | 11/10/1965 | | Israel | 0 - 5 | Belgium | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 22 | 11/21/1965 | | Israel | 1 - 2 | Bulgaria | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 23 | 9/28/1969 | | Israel | 4 - 0 | New Zealand |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 24 | 10/1/1969 | | Israel | 2 - 0 | New Zealand | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 25 | 12/4/1969 | | Israel | 1 - 0 | Australia |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 26 | 12/14/1969 | | Australia | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Sydney |
| 27 | 6/2/1970 |  | Uruguay | 2 - 0 | Israel | | Poavala, Mexico |
| 28 | 6/7/1970 |  | Sweden | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Toloka, Mexico |
| 29 | 6/11/1970 | | Italy | 0 - 0 | Israel | | Toloka, Mexico |
| 30 | 5/16/1973 | | Israel | 2 - 1 | Japan |  | Seoul |
| 31 | 5/19/1973 | | Israel | 3 - 0 | Malaysia |  | Seoul |
| 32 | 5/21/1973 | | Israel | 6 - 0 | Thailand |  | Seoul |
| 33 | 5/23/1973 | | Israel | 0 - 0 | South Korea |  | Seoul |
| 34 | 5/26/1973 | | Israel | 1 - 0 | Japan | | Seoul |
| 35 | 5/28/1973 | | South Korea | 1 - 0 | Israel | | Seoul |
| 36 | 2/27/1977 | | Israel | 0 - 0 | South Korea | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 37 | 3/6/1977 | | Israel | 2 - 0 | Japan | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 38 | 3/10/1977 | | Israel | 2 - 0 | Japan | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 39 | 3/20/1977 | | South Korea | 3 - 1 | Israel | | Seoul |
| 40 | 3/26/1980 | | Israel | 0 - 0 | Northern Ireland |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 41 | 6/18/1980 | | Sweden | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Solana |
| 42 | 11/12/1980 | | Israel | 0 - 0 | Sweden | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 43 | 12/17/1980 |  | Portugal | 3 - 0 | Israel | | Lisbon |
| 44 | 2/25/1981 | | Israel | 0 - 1 | Scotland |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 45 | 4/28/1981 | | Scotland | 3 - 1 | Israel | | Glasgow |
| 46 | 10/28/1981 | | Israel | 4 - 1 | Portugal | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 47 | 11/18/1981 | | Northern Ireland | 1 - 0 | Israel | | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| 48 | 9/3/1985 | | Israel | 6 - 0 | Taiwan |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 49 | 9/8/1985 | | Israel | 5 - 0 | Taiwan | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 50 | 10/8/1985 | | Israel | 1 - 2 | Australia | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 51 | 10/20/1985 | | Australia | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Melbourne |
| 52 | 10/26/1985 | | New Zealand | 3 - 1 | Israel | | Auckland |
| 53 | 11/10/1985 | | Israel | 3 - 0 | New Zealand | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 54 | 3/5/1989 | | Israel | 1 - 0 | New Zealand | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 55 | 3/19/1989 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Australia | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 56 | 4/9/1989 | | New Zealand | 2 - 2 | Israel | | Auckland |
| 57 | 4/16/1989 | | Australia | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Sydney |
| 58 | 10/15/1989 |  | Colombia | 1 - 0 | Israel | | Barankila |
| 59 | 10/30/1989 | | Israel | 0 - 0 | Colombia | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 60 | 10/28/1992 |  | Austria | 5 - 2 | Israel | | Vienna |
| 61 | 11/11/1992 | | Israel | 1 - 3 | Sweden | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 62 | 12/2/1992 | | Israel | 0 - 2 | Bulgaria | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 63 | 2/17/1993 | | Israel | 0 - 4 | France |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 64 | 5/12/1993 | | Bulgaria | 2 - 2 | Israel | | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 65 | 6/2/1993 | | Sweden | 5 - 0 | Israel | | Stockholm |
| 66 | 6/16/1993 |  | Finland | 0 - 0 | Israel | | Lahti |
| 67 | 10/13/1993 | | France | 2 - 3 | Israel | | Paris |
| 68 | 10/27/1993 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Austria | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 69 | 11/10/1993 | | Israel | 1 - 3 | Finland | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 70 | 9/1/1996 | | Israel | 2 - 1 | Bulgaria | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 71 | 10/9/1996 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Russia |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 72 | 11/10/1996 | | Cyprus | 2 - 0 | Israel | | Limassol |
| 73 | 12/15/1996 | | Israel | 1 - 0 | Luxembourg |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 74 | 3/31/1997 | | Luxembourg | 0 - 3 | Israel | | Luxembourg |
| 75 | 4/30/1997 | | Israel | 2 - 0 | Cyprus | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 76 | 6/8/1997 | | Russia | 2 - 0 | Israel | | Luzhniki Stadium |
| 77 | 8/20/1997 | | Bulgaria | 1 - 0 | Israel | | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 78 | 9/3/2000 | | Israel | 2 - 0 | Liechtenstein |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 79 | 10/7/2000 |  | Spain | 2 - 0 | Israel | | Madrid |
| 80 | 10/11/2000 | | Israel | 3 - 1 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 81 | 3/28/2001 | | Austria | 2 - 1 | Israel | | Vienna |
| 82 | 6/2/2001 | | Liechtenstein | 0 - 3 | Israel | | Vadoz |
| 83 | 6/6/2001 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Spain | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 84 | 9/1/2001 | | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0 - 0 | Israel | | Sarajevo |
| 85 | 10/27/2001 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Austria | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 86 | 9/4/2004 | | France | 0 - 0 | Israel | | Paris |
| 87 | 9/8/2004 | | Israel | 2 - 1 | Cyprus | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 88 | 10/9/2004 | | Israel | 2 - 2 | Switzerland | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 89 | 11/17/2004 | | Cyprus | 1 - 2 | Israel | | Nikosia |
| 90 | 3/26/2005 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Republic Of Ireland |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 91 | 3/30/2005 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | France | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 92 | 6/4/2005 | | Republic Of Ireland | 2 - 2 | Israel | | Dublin |
| 93 | 9/3/2005 | | Switzerland | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Basel |
| 94 | 9/7/2005 | | Faroe Islands | 0 - 2 | Israel | | Torshen |
| 95 | 10/8/2005 | | Israel | 2 - 1 | Faroe Islands | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 96 | 9/6/2008 | | Israel | 2 - 2 | Switzerland | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 97 | 9/10/2008 |  | Moldova | 1 - 2 | Israel | | Kishinev |
| 98 | 10/11/2008 | | Luxembourg | 1 - 3 | Israel | | Luxembourg |
| 99 | 10/15/2008 |  | Latvia | 1 - 1 | Israel | | Riga |
| 100 | 3/28/2009 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Greece | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 101 | 4/1/2009 | | Greece | 0 - 1 | Israel | | Athens |
| 102 | 9/5/2009 | | Israel | 2 - 1 | Latvia | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 103 | 9/9/2009 | | Israel | 7 - 0 | Luxembourg |  | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 104 | 10/10/2009 | | Israel | 3 - 1 | Moldova | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 105 | 10/14/2009 | | Switzerland | 0 - 0 | Israel | | Zurich |
| 106 | 7/9/2012 |  | Azerbaijan | 1 - 1 | Israel | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 107 | 11/9/2012 | | Israel | 0 - 4 | Russia | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 108 | 12/10/2012 | | Luxemberg | 0 - 6 | Israel | | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg |
| 109 | 16/10/2012 | | Israel | 3 - 0 | Luxemberg | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 110 | 22/03/2013 | | Israel | 3 - 3 | Portugal | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 111 | 26/03/2013 | | Northern Ireland | 0 - 2 | Israel | | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| 112 | 7/9/2013 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Azerbaijan | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 113 | 10/9/2013 | | Russia | 3 - 1 | Israel | | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| 114 | 15/10/2013 | | Israel | 1 - 1 | Northern Ireland | | National Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| 115 | 5/9/2016 | | Israel | 1-3 | Italy | | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
| 116 | 6/10/2016 |  | North Macedonia | 1- 2 | Israel | | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| 117 | 9/10/2016 | | Israel | 2- 1 | Liechtenstein | | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem |
| 118 | 12/11/2016 |  | Albania | 0-3 | Israel | | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan |
| 119 | 24/03/2017 | | Spain | 4-1 | Israel | | El Molinón, Gijón |
| 120 | 11/6/2017 | | Israel | 0-3 | Albania | | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
| 121 | 2/9/2017 | | Israel | 0-1 | North Macedonia | | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
| 122 | 5/9/2017 | | Italy | 1-0 | Israel | | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia |
| 123 | 6/10/2017 | | Liechtenstein | 0-1 | Israel | | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| 124 | 9/10/2017 | | Israel | 0-1 | Spain | | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem |
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