Israel at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

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At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Israel participated for the first time. Israel qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1970, along with El Salvador and Morocco.[1]

Although it was reported in the build-up to the final draw that seedings would be used, as had been the case at the previous two World Cup Finals,[2][3] the FIFA Organising Committee ultimately announced that there would be no seeding of teams.[4] Instead the sixteen teams were divided into four 'geographical groupings', which also took into account the teams' strengths and even political considerations;[5] the system ensured that Israel and Morocco would not be drawn to face each other after Morocco had earlier threatened to withdraw from the tournament, as they had done from the Olympic football tournament two years earlier,[6] if that were the case.[7]

1970 Qualifying Round[]

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

1970 Qualifying Round 1[]

During the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel received a First Round bye in the first round and moved directly to the second round.

1970 Qualifying Round 2[]

In the second round, North Korea, quarter-finalists at the previous tournament, were disqualified after refusing to play in Israel for political reasons.[8][9]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Israel 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
2  New Zealand 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
—  North Korea withdrew
28 September 1969 Israel  4–0  New Zealand Tel Aviv, Israel[10]
Spiegler 48'
Spiegel 65'
Feigenbaum 72', 86'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)
1 October 1969 Israel  2–0  New Zealand Tel Aviv, Israel[10]
Spiegler 24'
Spiegel 33'		 Referee: Nassiri (Iran)

1970 Qualifying Final Round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Israel  2–1  Australia 1–0 1–1
4 December 1969 Israel  1–0  Australia Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
Zeman 16' (o.g.) Report Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
14 December 1969 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney
Watkiss 88' 79' Spiegler Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2[]

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Israel 3 0 2 1 1 3 ���2 2

Uruguay vs Israel[]

2 June 1970 Uruguay  2–0  Israel Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
16:00 Maneiro 23'
Mujica 50'		 Report Attendance: 20,654
Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)
Uruguay
Israel
GK 1 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
DF 4 Luis Ubiña
DF 2 Atilio Ancheta
DF 3 Roberto Matosas
DF 6 Juan Mujica
MF 7 Luis Cubilla
MF 5 Julio Montero Castillo
MF 8 Pedro Rocha (c) downward-facing red arrow 12'
FW 9 Víctor Espárrago
FW 10 Ildo Maneiro
FW 21 Julio Losada
Substitutions:
FW 20 Julio César Cortés upward-facing green arrow 12'
Manager:
Juan Hohberg
GK 1 Itzhak Vissoker
DF 12 Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF 4 David Primo
DF 14 Danny Shmulevich-Rom downward-facing red arrow 57'
DF 5 Zvi Rosen
MF 6 Shmuel Rosenthal
MF 8 Giora Spiegel
MF 10 Mordechai Spiegler (c)
MF 7 Itzhak Shum
FW 9 Yehoshua Feigenbaum
FW 15 Rachamim Talbi downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Shraga Bar upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 16 Yochanan Vollach upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer


Assistant referees:
Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
(Ethiopia)

Sweden vs Israel[]

7 June 1970 Sweden  1–1  Israel Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca
12:00 Turesson 53' Report Spiegler 56' Attendance: 9,624
Referee: (Ethiopia)
Sweden
Israel
GK 12 Sven-Gunnar Larsson
DF 2 Hans Selander
DF 3 Kurt Axelsson
DF 20 Jan Olsson
DF 5 Roland Grip
MF 6 Tommy Svensson (c)
MF 7 Bo Larsson
MF 16 Tomas Nordahl
FW 18 Tom Turesson
FW 9 Ove Kindvall
FW 11 Örjan Persson Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Sten Pålsson upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Orvar Bergmark
GK 1 Itzhak Vissoker
DF 2 Shraga Bar Yellow card
DF 4 David Primo Yellow card
DF 16 Yochanan Vollach downward-facing red arrow 51'
DF 5 Zvi Rosen
MF 12 Yisha'ayahu Schwager
MF 6 Shmuel Rosenthal
MF 7 Itzhak Shum
FW 10 Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW 8 Giora Spiegel
FW 9 Yehoshua Feigenbaum
Substitutions:
MF 19 Roni Shuruk upward-facing green arrow 51'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer


Assistant referees:
Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
(Yugoslavia)

Italy vs Israel[]

11 June 1970 Italy  0–0  Israel Estadio Luis Dosal, Toluca
16:00 Report Attendance: 9,890
Referee: (Brazil)
Italy
Irael
GK 1 Enrico Albertosi
DF 2 Tarcisio Burgnich
DF 5 Pierluigi Cera
DF 8 Roberto Rosato
DF 3 Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF 10 Mario Bertini
MF 16 Giancarlo De Sisti
MF 15 Alessandro Mazzola
FW 13 Angelo Domenghini downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 20 Roberto Boninsegna Yellow card
FW 11 Luigi Riva
Substitutions:
MF 14 Gianni Rivera upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi
GK 1 Itzhak Vissoker
DF 2 Shraga Bar
DF 4 David Primo Yellow card
DF 12 Yisha'ayahu Schwager
DF 6 Shmuel Rosenthal
MF 5 Zvi Rosen
MF 3 Menachem Bello Yellow card
MF 7 Itzhak Shum
FW 10 Mordechai Spiegler (c)
FW 8 Giora Spiegel
FW 9 Yehoshua Feigenbaum downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dani Shmulevich-Rom upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Emmanuel Scheffer


Assistant referees:
(Ethiopia)
Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Squad[]

Head coach: Emmanuel Scheffer

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Yitzchak Vissoker (1944-09-18)18 September 1944 (aged 25) 17 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
2 2DF Shraga Bar (1948-03-24)24 March 1948 (aged 22) 13 Israel Maccabi Netanya
3 2DF Menachem Bello (1947-12-26)26 December 1947 (aged 22) 25 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
4 3MF David Primo (1946-05-05)5 May 1946 (aged 24) 18 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
5 2DF Zvi Rosen (1947-06-23)23 June 1947 (aged 22) 16 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
6 2DF Shmuel Rosenthal (1947-04-22)22 April 1947 (aged 23) 23 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
7 3MF Itzhak Shum (1948-09-01)1 September 1948 (aged 21) 8 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba
8 4FW Giora Spiegel (1947-07-27)27 July 1947 (aged 22) 19 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
9 4FW Yehoshua Feigenbaum (1947-12-05)5 December 1947 (aged 22) 15 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
10 4FW Mordechai Spiegler (1944-08-19)19 August 1944 (aged 25) 36 Israel Maccabi Netanya
11 3MF George Borba (1944-07-12)12 July 1944 (aged 25) 10 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
12 3MF Yisha'ayahu Schwager (1946-02-10)10 February 1946 (aged 24) 6 Israel Maccabi Haifa
13 4FW Yechezekel Chazom (1947-01-01)1 January 1947 (aged 23) 4 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
14 3MF Danny Shmulevich-Rom (1940-11-29)29 November 1940 (aged 29) 24 Israel Maccabi Haifa
15 4FW Rachamim Talbi (1943-05-17)17 May 1943 (aged 27) 25 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
16 2DF Yochanan Vollach (1945-05-14)14 May 1945 (aged 25) 4 Israel Hapoel Haifa
17 4FW Eli Ben Rimoz (1947-01-01)1 January 1947 (aged 23) 2 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
18 3MF Moshe Romano (1946-05-06)6 May 1946 (aged 24) 6 Israel Shimshon Tel Aviv
19 3MF Roni Shuruk (1946-02-24)24 February 1946 (aged 24) 8 Israel Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
20 2DF David Karako (1945-02-11)11 February 1945 (aged 25) 6 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
21 1GK Yechiel Hameiri (1946-08-20)20 August 1946 (aged 23) 1 Israel Hapoel Haifa
22 1GK Yair Nossovsky (1937-06-29)29 June 1937 (aged 32) 3 Israel Hapoel Kfar Saba

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup: Milestones, facts & figures. Statistical Kit 7" (PDF). FIFA. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Ability and politics govern the draw". The Times. London. 19 December 1969. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Top teams to be seeded". The Times. London. 8 January 1970. p. 11.
  4. ^ "FIFA World Cup: Seeded teams 1930–2010" (PDF). FIFA. November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Brasil, Alemanha e Italia querem o Grupo Dois" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 11 January 1970.
  6. ^ "Football at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Football". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  7. ^ "Africa in the FIFA World Cup: Part 3 – The Seventies". Currybet.net. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  8. ^ "North Korea out". The Times. London. 5 July 1969. p. 7.
  9. ^ Glanville, Brian (2010). The Story of the World Cup. Faber and Faber. p. 167.
  10. ^ a b Both matches were played in Israel.
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