Israel at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
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At the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Israel competed in the UEFA Group 7 qualifying round. The round was conducted in a knockout stage format. The five teams in this group played in a knockout stage on a home-and-away basis, with Israel finishing in second place, after losing to Italy in the finals.[1]
Results[edit]
| First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||
 Italy | - | |||||||||
| bye | - | |||||||||
| Italy | - | |||||||||
 Romania | withdrew | |||||||||
| Romania | - | |||||||||
| bye | - | |||||||||
| Italy | 4 6 | |||||||||
 Israel | 2 0 | |||||||||
 Ethiopia | - | |||||||||
| bye | - | |||||||||
| Ethiopia | 0 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 1 3 | |||||||||
| Israel | 1 6 | |||||||||
 Cyprus | 1 1 | |||||||||
Matches[edit]
First round[edit]
Israel defeated Cyprus to advance to the Second Round.
| 13 November 1960 | Cyprus  | 1 – 1 | Israel | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Shialis  |
Report | Kofman 31' |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
| 27 November 1960 | Israel | 6 – 1 | Cyprus | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
| Levi 14', 30', 66' Stelmach 61', 88'Nahari 34' |
Report | Shialis |
Referee: Bajić (Yugoslavia) |
Second round[edit]
Israel defeated Ethiopia to advance to the Final Round.
| 19 March 1961 | Israel | 3 – 2 | Ethiopia | Haifa, Israel |
| Glazer 27', 77' Stelmach 59' |
Mengistu Tesfaye |
Referee: Pósa (Hungary) |
Final round[edit]
Israel lost to Italy in the Final Round to be eliminated.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 |
| Israel
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
| 15 October 1961 | Israel | 2 – 4 | Italy | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
| Stelmach 15' Young 38' |
Report | Lojacono 53' (pen.) Altafini 79'Corso 87', 90' |
Referee: Takow (Bulgaria) |
| 4 November 1961 | Italy | 6 – 0 | Israel | Turin, Italy |
| Sivori 16', 52', 65', 88' Corso 59'Angelillo 69' |
Report | Referee: Asensi Martin (Spain) |
Squad[edit]
Head coach: 
Gyula Mándi
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played |
Goals | Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on |
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| Aharon Amar | 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Maccabi Haifa F.C.
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| Mordechai Benbinisti | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.
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| FW | Yehoshua Glazer | December 29, 1927 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
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| Yosef Goldstein | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
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| Yaacov Grundman | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.
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| GK | Ya'akov Hodorov | June 16, 1927 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
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| Boaz Kofman | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Hapoel Petah Tikva
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| FW | Shlomo Levi | 4 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Hapoel Haifa F.C.
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| Amatsia Levkovich | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
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| Avraham Menchel | December 12, 1935 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Maccabi Haifa F.C.
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| Zvi Muisescu | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Shlomo Nahari | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | Hapoel Petah Tikva
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| Shalom Peterburg | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Hapoel Petah Tikva
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| FW | Zecharia Ratzabi | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Petah Tikva
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| FW | Danny Shmulevich-Rom | November 29, 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | Maccabi Haifa F.C.
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| FW | Nahum Stelmach | July 19, 1936 | 5 | 4 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Petah Tikva
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| Zvi Tendler | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Haifa F.C.
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| Gidon Tish | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
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| GK | Yaacov Visoker | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | Hapoel Petah Tikva
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| Uri Weinberg | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | Hapoel Haifa F.C.
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| Reuven Young | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Hapoel Haifa F.C.
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References[edit]
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