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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
England ends Israel’s impressive Euro Under-21 run with 3-0 win in semifinal
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England's Anthony Gordon, center, fights for the ball with Israel's Stav Lemkin, left, and Israel's Karm Jaber during the Euro 2023 U-21 Championship semifinal soccer match at the Batumi Arena stadium in Batumi, Georgia, Wednesday, July 5, 2023.(AP/Tamuna Kulumbegashvili)
Israel’s Under-21 national soccer team has lost to England in the European Championship semifinal, ending a remarkable run for the youth squad.
England finished the game in Batumi, Georgia with a 3-0 victory. It had been heavily favored to progress to the final, having already beaten Israel 2-0 when they met in the group stage and having not yet conceded a goal in the tournament.
In recent months the national junior teams pulled off a string of upset victories. The Under-20 team took third place at the World Cup in Argentina last month.
A silver lining for the Israeli team is that it has now guaranteed to be one of just 16 teams to qualify at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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