Israel have been drawn in the same group as both France and Cyprus in their last two qualifying campaigns, namely the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2004. Up until the start of qualifying for UEFA EURO 2008, Israel had appeared in the UEFA European Championship on three occasions, and had played 28 matches. In that time, they had won nine, drawn seven and lost twelve with 47 goals scored and 41 conceded.
1:30 PM EST – Qualification Group E – Macedonia v. Israel
Up until the start of qualifying for UEFA EURO 2008, Macedonia had played 62 UEFA European Championship games, winning nine, drawing 12 and losing 41 matches (including the forfeit 3-0 victory against Greece in 1963). In total, they had scored 46 goals and conceded 122.
SportBet.com has posted European Football betting odds on the UEFA EURO 2008 Qualifiers:
Macedonia: +195
Israel: +110
Draw: +205
