Israel loses 3-1 to Belgium ending Euro 2016 qualifying hopes

Not only that but Belgium also made history on Tuesday night with their 3-1 win over Israel in Brussels as their seventh consecutive game without defeat also ensured that they would move to first place in Fifa’s world rankings when the table is updated next month.

Wales ended their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Andorra in Cardiff thanks to goals from Aaron Ramsey and star man Gareth Bale.

De Bruyne’s dipping and bouncing free kick was also too much for Marciano in the 78th minute and Mertens was on hand again six minutes later to find an unmarked Eden Hazard in front of goal, for an easy finish.

“I am super pleased. Yes!”

Instead, the Belgians are feasting on the opponents in its Euro 2016 qualifying group, a collection of heavyweights that includes Wales (No. 8 in the Federation Internationale de Football Association rankings despite having appeared in exactly one World Cup, in 1958), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Cyprus and Andorra.

On Saturday, Israel lost 2-1 to Cyprus in a qualifying game at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on Saturday night. Israel’s Nir Bitton equalized with a glorious strike from outside the penalty area in the 76th minute.

Cyprus took the lead in the 41st minute when clever interplay down the right saw Jason Demetriou slip Constantinos Makrides behind the Bosnian defence, and Apoel’s midfielder squared it for Nestor Mytides to squeeze it past Begovic’s near post.

While Belgium will likely be fielding a weakened side as it has already wrapped up its progress and Cyprus proved on Saturday that it is certainly capable of not losing at home to Bosnia, no one on Israel’s despondent national team seems to even be considering the prospect of making a dramatic comeback. The stadium was under-filled, since many supporters had stayed away because of the upsurge in terrorism.