Israel National team:
As part of the seventh round of the World Cup qualifiers, Israel suffered a 5–0 defest away to Norway on Saturday. Following the withdrawl of Sagiv Jehezkel and Dor Peretz for injuries, Roy Revivo was the only Maccabi player to start for Iarael in Oslo, while Itamar Noy came on as a second half substitute, and Denny Gropper was an unused substitute on the bench. The national team’s next match will take place this Tuesday in Udine against Italy.
Israel Under-21’s
Israel’s U21 side drew 1–1 with Slovenia last Friday, in the third round of the 2027 European Championship qualifiers (Group G). Noam Ben Harush, who also provided the assist for Israel’s goal, played the entire 90 minutes. Saied Abu Farchi started and was replaced in the 80th minute, while Ofek Melika stayed on the bench.
Maccabi players currently on loan to other clubs:
Roy Navi, on loan to Hapoel Haifa (played 90 minutes)
Noam Schwartz, on loan to Hapoel Kfar Shalem (played 10 minutes)
Bar Lin, on loan to Kryvbas (Ukraine) (played 10 minutes)
For the Israeli side, this was their third draw in succession this campaign, following a 0–0 against Bosnia and a 2–2 draw against the Netherlands.
Ion Nicolaescu
The Moldovan striker, Ion Nicolaescu, who shares a qualifying group with Israel, will face Estonia at the Lilleküla Stadium in Talinn on Tuesday.
Mohamed Ali Camara
The 28-year-old central defender was called up to the Guinea national team for tye two World Cup qualifying matches.
Last Thursday, Camara did not feature in Guinea’s 2–1 victory over Mozambique. On Tuesday, Camara will have another chance to play, as Guinea face Botswana at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco.
Helio Varela
The 23-year-old Cape Verde international was called up to his country’s national squad for the two World Cup qualifiers. He was an unused substitute during last week’s 3–3 draw against Libya while tomorrow (Monday), Cape Verde will face Eswatini.
Kervin Andrade
Kervin Andrade was called up to the Venezuela national team for a friendly against Argentina.
The 20-year-old forward played 58 minutes in Venezuela’s 1–0 defeat.
