{"id":81102,"date":"2023-02-27T21:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T21:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=81102"},"modified":"2023-02-27T21:51:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T21:51:24","slug":"looking-back-at-israels-wcq-campaign-looking-ahead-to-the-future-on-episode-377","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/looking-back-at-israels-wcq-campaign-looking-ahead-to-the-future-on-episode-377\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back at Israel&#8217;s WCQ campaign, looking ahead to the future on Episode #377"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10486368?style=normal&#038;width=504&#038;height=208\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bpask85\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Pask<\/a><\/strong> wrapped up Israel&#8217;s final World Cup qualifying window with a win over Slovenia and a loss against Finland. 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