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Israel wins third place at U-20 World Cup

The win came despite a decision by the Israel Football Association to recall five of its key players before the game so they could join Israeli teams ahead of upcoming matches in Europe.

Israel’s historic U-20 World Cup soccer run comes to an end with loss to Uruguay

The team’s success hinted at a bright future for Israeli soccer and gave South American Jews reason to party for two weeks straight.

Uruguayan Jewish soccer fans face a World Cup dilemma: Root for Uruguay or Israel?

Strong pro-Israel sentiment is common throughout Latin American Jewish communities. But Uruguayans are “very proud and nationalistic,” in the words of one fan.