Both sides participated in friendlies in November last year, with the hosts losing 3-2 to Cyprus, while Kosovo played out a 1-1 draw against Faroe Islands.
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Israel will host Kosovo in their opening match of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier at Bloomfield on Saturday. These two teams are drawn in Group I alongside Andorra, Belarus, Switzerland and Romania. Switzerland are the favourites to secure top spot in the group, while the remaining five teams are expected to battle it out for the second spot. This will the first ever meeting between these two nations in international football. Both sides participated in friendlies in November last year, with the hosts losing 3-2 to Cyprus, while Kosovo played out a 1-1 draw against Faroe Islands.
Israel vs Kosovo prediction 25.03.2023
Euro QualificationStarting goalkeeper in recent years, Ofir Marciano (Feyenoord), is not called for the first two games…https://t.co/XncNo4NF3M pic.twitter.com/wcVKyY7Iaa
— Mighty Tips (@MightyTips) March 22, 2023
Israel failed to qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar courtesy of finishing third in their group. After that, the Blue and Whites managed to secure top spot in Nations League League B Group 2m having collected eight points from four games. A 2-1 win in their final group-match sealed promotion to League A of the competition for the first time, and they will have the chance to compete with Europe’s elite in the 2024-25 campaign. Meanwhile, Alon Hazan’s side ended the year 2022 with two friendlies in November, winning the first one against Zambia 4-2 before losing 3-2 at home to Cyprus.
Kosovo, on the other hand, had a disastrous World Cup qualification campaign, finishing rock bottom of Group B. French tactician Alain Giresse then took over from Bernard Challandes as Kosovo’s head coach and led his side to a decent decent Nations League campaign, registering three wins and as many defeats from six games to collect nine points and finish at the second position in League C Group 2. Dardanians then rounded off 2022 by drawing friendlies against Armenia and Faroe Islands in November.
Israel Probable Starting Lineup: O. Glazer, Dasa, Vitor, Goldberg, Leidner, Peretz, Lavi, Kanichowsky, Haziza, Weissman, Solomon
Kosovo Probable Starting Lineup: Muric, Hadergjonaj, Rrahmani, Jyreziu, Rudhani, Celina, Berisha, Muslija, Rashica, Muriqi, Zhegrova
Israel
| Opponents | Score |
| Cyprus | 2-3 (L) |
| Zambia | 4-2 (W) |
| Malta | 2-1 (L) |
| Albania | 2-1 (W) |
| Iceland | 2-2 (D) |
Kosovo
| Opponents | Score |
| Faroe Islands | 1-1 (D) |
| Armenia | 2-2 (D) |
| Cyprus | 5-1 (W) |
| Northern Ireland | 2-1 (L) |
| Greece | 2-0 (L) |
The Euro 2024 qualifier between Israel and Kosovo will tale place at Bloomfield on Saturday at 10:30 pm IST.
| Israel vs Kosovo | Key Details |
| Date | March 25 |
| Venue | Bloomfield |
| Kickoff time in Israel | 8:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Kosovo | 6:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm |
The live telecast of the Euro 2024 qualification matches will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides fans in India can live stream through Jio TV and Sony LIV. Football fans in Israel can catch the live action via 5Sport, while those in Kosovo can catch the live action on Klan Kosova.
