Israel

Israel is a country in the Middle East. As Israel joined UEFA in 1994, Israel plays European competitions and qualifying in football and other sports.

Sports
The Israel national football team has been in multiple confederations (UEFA, AFC and OFC). They qualified for their only tournament; the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Tennis is popular in Israel. Shahar Peer was world number 11 in 2011. Anna Smashnova was 15 in 2003.