Five Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy players, Ariel Belson, Amit Kodman, Aner Oshmandi, Elad Kaplan and Dor Turjeman, are currently playing with the national team at the UEFA Under-17 Championship in Ireland.

Israel began the event with a 1-0 win over Montenegro in their group on Tuesday. They will face Andorra on Friday and conclude with a clash against hosts Ireland on Monday.