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The Israeli National Football Team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל) is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The Israel Football Association was founded under the name Palestine Football Association (PFA) in 1928, 20 years before the establishment of the state of Israel at the end of the British Mandate of Palestine. The PFA was accepted as a full member of FIFA in 1929. The PFA first dealt with local leagues, but later also managed the national team that was created to participate in the World Cup qualifications (participating in 1934 and 1938 as the Palestine/Eretz Yisrael national team). Israel has taken part in three different continents: Asia, Europe and Oceania in the Football World Cup qualifiers, before settling in Europe as a member of UEFA in 1994.
The Israeli side qualified for their only FIFA World Cup to date in 1970.
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