Euro 2016 qualifier postponed, as Germany friendly cancelled
Israel’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Belgium – set for next week – has been postponed and moved to next March, which means a planned friendly against Germany has had to be cancelled.
Eli Gutman’s side were due to start their qualifying campaign against Belgium on 8 September in Jerusalem, though due to the current security situation in the area, UEFA deemed it unsafe to stage the match. The match was set to be relocated to Cyprus, however, the Israel Football Association asked the Belgian FA to postpone the match instead, which they agreed to.
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