Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Moldova
Match Time & Date:
5 September 2025
19:45
Prediction: 0-2
Israel
Moldova will be looking to put an end to their four-game losing run in all competitions when they face Israel at Stadionul Zimbru. Moldova have slim chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals and given their difficulties at the back, home win should not be considered. To make things even worse for the home team, Petrocub forward Maxim Cojocaru misses Friday’s forward through suspension.
The Israelis, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Estonia and they managed to get one (1-3). With Tottenham forward Manor Solomon recovering from his calf injury, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from Friday’s qualifier. In their last meeting in Moldova, back in 2021, Israel defeated the former Soviet Republic 4-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Yet another man to watch in the away team will be in-form Hapoel Beer Sheva forward Dan Biton.
Highlighted Team (Israel):
Israel are the direct successor of the Mandatory Palestine national football team. The Israelis received full UEFA membership in 1994, 20 years after leaving AFC and they have been facing European sides in the World Cup qualifiers ever since. Israel participated at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico, but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
The Israeli national football team have yet to qualify for the final stages of the European Championship, but they made it to the quarter-finals of the Olympics on two occasions (1968, 1976). Israel play their home games at both Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa and Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.
Yossi Benayoun is the most famous and the most capped Israeli footballer and it has to be noted that the pacey midfielder played for the likes of Racing Santander, West Ham United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea in the past. Israel play their home games in blue shirts and blue shorts, whilst they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.
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