Israel stunned Austria with a 5-2 World Cup qualifier victory on Saturday. The national soccer team will face off Denmark on Tuesday. The latter currently sit in first place in Group F with 15 points, while the blue-and-white team now place second with 10 points.
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Scotland is currently placed third with 8 points and Austria is fourth with 7 points as the two squads will face one another on Tuesday as well.
Head coach Willi Ruttensteiner lauded the players, saying "I'm very proud of the team as they played above of their level and gave everything. People are beginning to see that this team as a unit. As for our World Cup chances, we should not dream but have patience as there are many games to be played but right now we are in good position," he told Israeli media.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, 2022.
