As of now, Israel's adult men's team is ranked 9th in the world and the women are ranked 12th, but only the top eight squads will be able to qualify.
The European Championship will have a pair of groups of four teams each being hosted both in the Holy Land as well as in Slovenia.
“This was one of those games that we got hit hard at every angle possible,” Maccabi coach Oden Katash said.
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.
An interview with veteran Israeli player Alex Cohen about her journey through basketball and to playing for Israel.
Israel will play in the third place game on Sunday against the loser of the second semifinal between Italy and South Korea.
Haim has U20 National Team riding crazy hot streak heading into World Cup semifinal vs Uruguay
Both the yellow-and-blue and the TA Reds dispatched their semifinal opponents, Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem respectively.
On Sunday, Israel lost 2-1 in the first match of the first round of the U-20 World Cup, which features the world’s best soccer talent under 20 years old.
Siegal has served as the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel as well as the Jewish Federations of North America.
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