{"id":46107,"date":"2021-11-29T18:24:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=46107"},"modified":"2021-11-29T18:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:28:40","slug":"israels-perfect-world-cup-qualifying-start-thanks-to-gal-mekels-mvp-performance-israeli-soccer-action-on-episode-248","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/israels-perfect-world-cup-qualifying-start-thanks-to-gal-mekels-mvp-performance-israeli-soccer-action-on-episode-248\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s perfect World Cup qualifying start thanks to Gal Mekel&#8217;s MVP performance + Israeli soccer action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10175791?style=normal&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 208px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a> along with Dov and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mobluelion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moshe<\/a> Halickman broke down the Israel National Team&#8217;s World Cup Qualifying win over Estonia as they moved to a perfect 2-0 in the first window of games. 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