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By TOI Staff - June 29, 2022
Israel’s under-19 men’s soccer team has reached the country’s first-ever European soccer final, defeating France in the semifinals of the UEFA under-19 championships by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday at the DAC Arena in Dunajska Streda, Slovakia.
The Israeli team will now face England in the final match on Friday evening in Trnava, Slovakia.
As the final whistle blew, the Israeli TV commentator at the game called the victory “one of the greatest achievements in the history of Israeli sport.”
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