The Frenc Szusza Stadium will be the venue on Thursday when Israel welcomes Iceland for a one-on-one clash in the semi-final of the UEFA EURO qualifiers as the two bid for a place in the final on Tuesday against Ukraine or Bosnia-Herzegovina, with kickoff slated for 19:45 GMT.
Key Highlights
Israel came close to an automatic spot at the Euro 2024 after four wins out of ten matches in Group I and finishing third, just two points behind Switzerland who finished ins second.
Alan Hazan and his charges have another route to the Euro 2024 tournament as they face Iceland first in the semi-final before playing the final if they progress to earn a berth at the Euro 2024 tournament.
Although Israel were rewarded with a home clash due to the conflict in the Middle East with Palestine, the match will take place at a neutral venue in Hungary. Israel will look to avoid another exit at this stage after they were eliminated by Scotland in the Euro qualifying in 2020 at this stage.
Iceland squeezed through to the playoff semi-final, barely making it by fine margins, despite finishing fourth and 12 points off the pace in Group J.
Iceland, who are ranked 73rd by FIFA will look to upset Israel and make it into the Euro qualifier semi-final on Tuesday against either Ukraine or Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Israel and Iceland have met two times since 2022.The two matches have ended in draws. Both times, the matches ended in 2-2 draws.
Injury Report
Tottenham Hotspur winger Manor Solomon is absent from the Israeli squad to meet Iceland as he recovers from a long-term knee problem.
The gaffer has called up Ido Shahr of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Haifa;s Tomer Yosefi for their maiden call-ups to the national team, as both push for involvement on Thursday.
Iceland’s called-up squad excluded Iceland’s all-time record score Gylfi Sigurdsson. Other than his omission, Iceland have not reported fresh injury issues ahead of their clash against Israel.
Prediction
Israel will have the pedigree and experience. However, they will miss the home advantage they could have had. Iceland will push for a win as well.
Israel will win the match and make it into the Euro qualifying final.
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