Both teams requested the postponement as they had major players injured after the Israel's 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification matches at Greece and Yugoslavia.
The finals were held in Israel from 26 May to 9 June 1964 and the Israeli national football team won the title with a perfect record of three wins, defeating the teams of South Korea, Hong Kong and India.
Association football | association football | football (soccer) | Israel | National Football League | American football | National Register of Historic Places | Forward (association football) | National Hockey League | college football | Goalkeeper (association football) | Defender (association football) | Football (soccer) | Football in Italy | England national football team | National Basketball Association | National Science Foundation | National Geographic | Australian Football League | National Trust | Australian rules football | National Endowment for the Arts | National Geographic Society | Argentina national football team | National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty | National Park Service | National League | Australian National University | National Guard | National Geographic Channel |
On August 29, 2005 Suan was featured in an exposé in Sports Illustrated by Grant Wahl into the minorities that play on the Israel national football team.
In September 2006 Rodrigo drew the ire of many when he reportedly told Israel captain Yossi Benayoun that Israel was a "nation of killers" and threatened to have Benayoun's legs broken.
Tober’s first game with the national team was in a 4-0 loss to Israel on September 25, 1968 when he came on for Adolph Bachmeier.
Records in this section refer to Eretz Israel football team from its first official game in 1934 to 1948 and to the Israel national football team since Israel Declaration of Independence in 1948.
Portugal was to play in Subgroup A of Group Four with Israel and West Germany for a place in the second qualifying round.