A huge tournament was signed tonight (Friday) with great pain and huge disappointment after a loss in overtime for the England team, but despite this the under-19 team brought a lot of respect and won great praise in the country.
Oren Hasson, chairman of the Football Association:
"I am proud of the Israeli team for the wonderful way, for the quality football, for the friendship, the unity, for the resounding message it conveyed every minute of the tournament and for the joy and hope it gave to an entire country.
I am proud of the final game and I know our future is promising. "
"We will embrace the players and the team, thank them and continue to put together teams that make every citizen of the State of Israel want their success, support them and be so proud of their courage, commitment and tremendous talent. It is an evening that ends despite the result with great hope. Significance "
League Director Erez Kalfon:
"We are proud of you!
In coaching the players and the whole team!
Thanks to you, the whole world saw the beautiful face of Israeli football.
We will continue to encourage you in the World Cup and we are sure that you will continue to lead Israeli football in the coming years and prove that achieving this championship is only the beginning. "
For us you are the winners, you have brought us all great respect and a source of pride.
Champions One by One 🇮🇱👏👏🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/AKoivMbMc6
- Merav Ben Ari🟠 Merav Ben Ari (@Meravbenari) July 1, 2022
Football is cruel!
And not always the better team wins ..
must be proud of themselves 👏🏻 A lot of respect for our country and a lot of optimism for the future.
Champions🙌🏻🇮🇱🤍 pic.twitter.com/AnZXWBZi2N
- Maor Buzaglo (@ MaorBuzaglo11) July 1, 2022
Despite the loss: a huge team and amazing kids.
Well done
- Ben Caspit Ben Caspit (@BenCaspit) July 1, 2022 Wrong?
Fixed!
If you found an error in the article, we would love for you to share it with us