Seven places in this summer's UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be decided over the next week, with 28 teams bidding to join hosts Georgia in the final tournament.Holders France have home advantage in Group 5 – which also includes Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel and Bulgaria – while the nation they beat to claim their third U19 title in Germany last year, Italy, take on the Republic of Ireland, Sweden and Belgium in Group 7.
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Here’s Who’s On Team Israel, Which Shocked Korea In World Baseball Classic
Share this: March Madness has arrived early — albeit on a different playing field. The 2017 World Baseball Classic kicked off Monday morning with a stunning upset: Israel, making its first-ever appearance in the WBC, shocked two-time tournament medalist Korea with a 2-1 win in extra innings. Israel shortstop Scott Burcham played the role of hero, driving in the game-winning run in the top of the 10th inning on an infield single. Israel scored its only other run on Tyler Krieger’s bases-loaded walk in the second inning, notching its first-ever win in the international tournament despite tallying just two extra-base hits. The Israelis had to overcome gigantic odds just to reach the WBC, defeating Brazil, Great Britain and Pakistan in qualifying play to earn the tournament’s
England U21 4-1 Israel U21: Super-sub Oxlade
England U21 4-1 Israel U21 England Under-21s came from behind to secure a comfortable victory over Israel in Monday's friendly at Oakwell.GettyImagesAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain set up two goals and won this penalty to change the game Stuart Pearce's Young Lions found themselves a goal down in the 25th minute when the visitors broke forward and Mohammad Klibat looped a shot past Ben Amos.Martyn Waghorn equalised with a header 13 minutes after the break and a Marvin Sordell thunderbolt put England in front moments later.A penalty from Nathan Delfouneso with eight minutes of normal time remaining and a finish from fellow substitute Henri Lansbury in injury time put the gloss on the win.Head coach Pearce had said he would make changes from last Thursday's 6-0 European Championship qualifying triumph