The Israel Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, with Alon Hazan hoping to end the nation's long wait to appear at a big finals.
It's been more than 50 years since Israel made their last, and only, major tournament appearance at the 1970 World Cup; they have come close to qualifying for the Euros on a number of occasions, losing to Scotland in the play-offs last time around.
To make it to this summer's finals in Germany, Israel will have to make it through the play-offs. They face Iceland in the semi-finals, with the winner of that taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina or Ukraine on the final.
All this comes against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which Israel invaded in response to October's attack on the country by the Hamas militant group. As such, the nominal home semi against Iceland will take place in Budapest, Hungary.
Israel's squad
Israel Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the November qualifiers
- GK: Daniel Peretz (Bayern Munich)
- GK: Omri Glazer (Red Star Belgrade)
- GK: Yoav Gerafi (Hapoel Haifa)
- DF: Eli Dasa (Dynamo Moscow)
- DF: Miguel Vitor (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
- DF: Eyad Abu Abaid (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
- DF: Stav Lemkin (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- DF: Sagiv Yehezkel (Antalyaspor)
- DF: Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- DF: Ofir Davidzada (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- DF: Sean Goldberg (Maccabi Haifa)
- MF: Mahmoud Jaber (Maccabi Haifa)
- MF: Neta Lavi (Gamba Osaka)
- MF: Ramzi Safouri (Antalayaspor)
- MF: Dor Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- MF: Gabi Kanichowsky (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- MF: Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City)
- MF: Oscar Gloukh (Red Bull Salzburg)
- MF: Mohammad Abu Fani (Ferencvaros)
- MF: Dolev Haziza (Maccabi Haifa)
- FW: Shon Weissman (Granada)
- FW: Manor Solomon (Tottenham)
- FW: Dor Turgeman (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- FW: Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union)
- FW: Dean David (Maccabi Haifa)
- FW: Liel Abada (Celtic)
Israel Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
Israel manager: Alon Hazan
Alon Hazan had been involved in the Israel set-up for more than a decade – mainly as U17 coach – before taking charge of the senior team in 2022.
The former midfielder – who helped Watford win promotion to the Premier League in 1999 – is one of Israel's most-capped players of all time, featuring 72 times between 1990 and 2000
Israel's star player
Manor Solomon
An impressive loan spell with Fulham in 2022/23 earned Manor Solomon a move to Tottenham last summer.
The speedy winger has been a key member of the Israeli national team since 2019, scoring some crucial goals for his country.
FAQs
How many players are Israel allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
