EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Itztadion Teddy - Jerusalem Tuesday 31 March 2015 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Israel Group B - Matchday -8 Belgium Last updated 12/07/2021 16:44CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Israel - Belgium Tuesday 31 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Itztadion Teddy, Jerusalem Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Van Himst 24, 33, 69, 10/11/1965 QR (GS) Israel - Belgium 0-5 Ramat Gan Thio 31, Puis 48 09/05/1965 QR (GS) Belgium - Israel 1-0 Brussels Jurion 24 (P) Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Israel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Belgium - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIFA* Israel 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 6 Belgium 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 6 0 Friendlies Israel - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 3 5 Belgium - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 0 1 5 3 Total Israel 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 5 1 0 4 3 11 Belgium 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 5 4 0 1 11 3 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Israel - Belgium Tuesday 31 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Itztadion Teddy, Jerusalem Match background In UEFA EURO 2016 Group B, Israel are on the lookout for a first competitive success against Belgium in Jerusalem as they bid to bounce back from Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Wales. • This fixture was originally scheduled for the opening day of Group B on 9 September 2014. It was postponed following an agreement between the two concerned national associations. Previous meetings • Israel's record in five matches against Belgium is W1 D0 L4. • Israel lost the nations' only previous competitive encounters – a pair of 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – without scoring, with their lone victory against Belgium a 1-0 home win in a 1978 friendly. • Those competitive meetings came in 1966 World Cup qualifying. Armand Jurion's penalty (24) gave Constant Vanden Stock's Belgium a 1-0 home win against Milovan Ćirić's Israel in Brussels on 9 May 1965. They beat their hosts again in Tel Aviv on 10 November that year, Paul Van Himst registering a hat-trick (24 33 69) and Johnny Thio (31) and Wilfried Puis (48) contributing a goal each in a 5-0 triumph. Form guide • Israel won their first three UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers and were one of only four countries to have a 100% record at the end of 2014. They suffered a setback in Haifa on Saturday, though, as Wales triumphed 3-0 to leapfrog them at the section summit. • Belgium, who are unbeaten in six away qualifiers (W5 D1), won 5-0 at home to Cyprus on Saturday. Trivia and links • Israel defender Tal Ben Haim I turns 33 on the day of the Belgium game. • Israel defender Rami Gershon (KAA Gent) and midfielder Lior Refaelov (Club Brugge KV) play their club football in Belgium. Belgium's Thomas Meunier and Laurens De Bock are among Refaelov's team-mates in Bruges. • Israel's record in seven UEFA age-group competiton meetings with Belgium is W4 D0 L3. • In 12 meetings between the nations' clubs in UEFA competitions, the Israeli sides' record is W3 D2 L7. 3 Israel - Belgium Tuesday 31 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Itztadion Teddy, Jerusalem Squad list Israel Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers H. Kiryat - Guy Haimov 09/03/1986 29 - 0 0 0 0 1 - Shmona - Ariel Harush 25/05/1988 26 M. Netanya - 0 0 0 0 7 - - Ofir Marciano 07/10/1989 25 Ashdod - 4 0 0 0 4 - Defenders - Tal Ben Haim I 31/03/1982 32 Charlton - 4 0 0 0 84 1 - Orel Dgani 08/01/1989 26 M. Haifa - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Taleb Twatha 21/06/1992 22 M. Haifa - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Omri Ben Harush 07/03/1990 25 M. Tel-Aviv - 3 0 0 0 9 - - Rami Gershon 12/08/1988 26 Gent - 0 0 0 0 19 2 Beitar - Eliazer Dasa 03/12/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Jerusalem Midfielders - Lior Refaelov 26/04/1986 28 Club Brugge * 4 0 0 0 34 5 CSKA - Bebras Natcho 18/02/1988 27 - 4 0 0 0 36 1 Moskva H. Beer - Maor Buzaglo 14/01/1988 27 - 0 0 0 0 16 1 Sheva - Beram Kayal 02/05/1988 26 Brighton - 0 0 0 0 25 1 - Sheran Yeini 08/12/1986 28 M. Tel-Aviv - 3 0 0 0 13 - - Eran Zahavi 25/07/1987 27 M. Tel-Aviv - 4 1 0 0 24 3 - Nir Biton 30/10/1991 23 Celtic - 4 0 0 0 11 - H. Kiryat - Roi Kehat 12/05/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Shmona Forwards H. Beer - Elyaniv Barda 15/12/1981 33 - 0 0 0 0 35 11 Sheva - Tomer Hemed 02/05/1987 27 Almería - 2 1 0 0 16 10 - Etey Shechter 22/02/1987 28 M. Haifa - 2 0 0 0 23 4 - Ben Sahar 10/08/1989 25 Willem II - 1 0 0 0 34 6 - Tal Ben Haim II 05/08/1989 25 M. Tel-Aviv - 4 1 0 0 11 2 - Munas Dabbur 14/05/1992 22 Grasshoppers - 0 0 0 0 1 - Coach - Eli Gutman 24/02/1958 57 - 4 0 0 0 25 - 4 Israel - Belgium Tuesday 31 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Itztadion Teddy, Jerusalem Belgium Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jean-François Gillet 31/05/1979 35 Catania - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Simon Mignolet 06/08/1988 26 Liverpool - 0 0 0 0 14 - - Thibaut Courtois 11/05/1992 22 Chelsea - 4 0 0 0 28 - Defenders - Olivier Deschacht 16/02/1981 34 Anderlecht - 0 0 0 0 20 - - Nicolas Lombaerts 20/03/1985 30 Zenit - 4 0 0 0 32 3 - Vincent Kompany 10/04/1986 28 Man. City - 3 0 0 0 67 4 - Anthony Vanden Borre 24/10/1987 27 Anderlecht - 1 0 0 0 29 1 - Laurent Ciman 05/08/1985 29 Montreal - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Toby Alderweireld 02/03/1989 26 Southampton - 4 0 0 0 44 1 - Jan Vertonghen 24/04/1987 27 Tottenham - 4 0 0 0 67 5 - Jason Denayer 28/06/1995 19 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Mousa Dembélé 16/07/1987 27 Tottenham - 0 0 0 0 60 5 - Axel Witsel 12/01/1989 26 Zenit - 2 0 0 0 56 6 - Marouane Fellaini 22/11/1987 27 Man. United - 4 2 0 0 61 11 - Eden Hazard 07/01/1991 24 Chelsea - 3 1 0 0 54 7 - Radja Nainggolan 04/05/1988 26 Roma - 3 1 0 0 9 2 - Kevin De Bruyne 28/06/1991 23 Wolfsburg - 4 2 0 0 31 8 - Dries Mertens 06/05/1987 27 Napoli - 4 2 0 0 36 7 - Nacer Chadli 02/08/1989 25 Tottenham - 2 1 0 0 28 4 Forwards - Christian Benteke 03/12/1990 24 Aston Villa - 2 1 0 0 21 7 - Michy Batshuayi 02/10/1993 21 Marseille - 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco 04/09/1993 21 Monaco - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Divock Origi 18/04/1995 19 LOSC - 3 1 0 0 13 3 Coach - Marc Wilmots 22/02/1969 46 - 4 0 0 0 33 - 5 Israel - Belgium Tuesday 31 March 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Itztadion Teddy, Jerusalem Head coach Eli Gutman Date of birth: 24 February 1958 Nationality: Israeli Playing career: Hapoel Haifa FC, Beitar Netanya FC, Maccabi Neve Shanan FC, Maccabi Kiryat Bialik FC Coaching career: Maccabi Kiryat Bialik FC, Beitar Haifa FC, Maccabi Tirat Carmel FC, Maccabi Tamra FC, Hapoel Zafririm Holon FC, Maccabi Herzliya FC, Hapoel Beit Sha'an FC, Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (twice), Hapoel Haifa FC (twice), Beitar Jerusalem FC, Hapoel Petach-Tikva FC, Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, Maccabi Netanya FC, AEL Limassol FC, Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC • Had a low-key career as a midfielder before hanging up his boots aged 28, moving into coaching with fifth division Maccabi Kiryat Bialik FC. Completed a sports science degree and became a teacher, while also coaching in local soccer after national service as a naval officer. • Gutman's first taste of top-flight football came in 1990 when he spent two years as assistant coach at Maccabi Haifa. Won his first major honour in 1997, leading Hapoel Beer-Sheva to Israeli State Cup success. • Returned to boyhood club Hapoel Haifa in 1997, clinching a league championship two years later. • Indifferent stints at Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Petach-Tikva preceded successful spells with Cypriot sides Paralimni and AEL. Responded to bottom-of-the-table Hapoel Tel-Aviv's rescue call in 2007, steering the team to seventh position and the State Cup final. • A dramatic climax to 2009/10 brought the league and cup double in a three-day period. At the start of the next term, Hapoel emerged through three qualifying rounds to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time.