The world media is also planning for the peak moment of the youth team at the World Cup, when tonight (20:30) Ofir Haim's team will advance to the quarter-final game against Brazil in the World Under-20 Championship.
"Israel has already reached special heights ahead of the game against Brazil, SportsRation analyzed. " Brazil will open as favourites to win, but against a compact and determined Israeli team, it may witness a surprise."
The VAVEL website wrote about the Israeli team: "The Israeli national team enters the FIFA U-20 World Cup with a generation that expects a lot, as these guys have enjoyed great growth in football in recent years. Ofir Haim's players are not favourites to advance to the next level, but this team has already caused surprises in the tournament and there may be another one."
The one who was marked as Israel's key player is Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman: "The senior star of this generation and Maccabi Tel Aviv striker comes to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in order to show his great potential, and to show why he is already playing in the top league. It's interesting to see where this player can go."
Slave cells. Even against Brazil, anything can be, Photo: AP
Betting odds against us
Despite the great success, in bookmakers around the world Ofir Haim's group is treated with disdain, with the lowest ratio standing at 10 and reaching up to 12. On the other hand, Brazilians are clear favourites with an average ratio of 1.2.
Winner, by the way, is more optimistic about the team's chances and has given it (as of now) a ratio of 5.7 compared to 1.2 received by the opposing team.
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