“There is only one big, united family. If only we would learn to live in such brotherhood and peace in our country.”
Israel played against South Korea for the third-place title after losing to Uruguay in the semifinal round, who then went on to win the entire tournament after defeating Italy.
Haim has U20 National Team riding crazy hot streak heading into World Cup semifinal vs Uruguay
A pattern of boycotts and discrimination against Israeli teams and athletes has been repeated throughout Israel’s 75-year history with the hope of turning it into a pariah and leading to its demise.
Strong pro-Israel sentiment is common throughout Latin America’s large Jewish communities.
For a moment – just a moment – Israel's U20 World Cup success gave everyone in this divided land something to cheer about. Finally, consensus over something.
With Uruguay's victory against the United States on Sunday night, they will be facing off against the Jewish state in a soccer match later this week.
The team dedicated the historic victory to the IDF soldiers murdered in the terrorist attack along the Egyptian border earlier.
Israel successfully claimed victory just minutes before the end of the match, scoring a goal at the 97th-minute mark.
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