Israel national under-20 team is one of the eight best teams in the world. They beat Uzbekistan 0-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Argentina.

Anan Halayla scored in the 90+7th minute, a minute before the end of eight minutes of extra time. Coach Ofir Haim said: "I'm very proud of the guys. It was a very difficult game, like a cup final and it's very dangerous. We didn't play well enough and not smart enough"