Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1961

Israel 2–4 Italy

Sunday 15 Oct 1961 · Ramat Gan, Israel

Israel2–4Italy

Goals6

  1. 15′1–0Nahum Stelmach Israel
  2. 38′2–0Reuven Young Israel
  3. 53′2–1Francisco Lojacono Italy · penalty
  4. 79′2–2José Altafini Italy
  5. 87′2–3Mario Corso Italy
  6. 90′2–4Mario Corso Italy

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Israel
1579 → 1547
Italy
1650 → 1683

Expected score for Israel: 54.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 9, 1961–2025.

Israel wins
0
Draws
1
Italy wins
8

Form either side

Israel

Before

After

Italy

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Israel

Italy

Every Israel v Italy match9

From Israel's side.

14 Oct 2025Italy0–3AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
8 Sep 2025Italy4–5NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
14 Oct 2024Italy1–4AwayUEFA Nations League 2024—
9 Sep 2024Italy1–2NeutralUEFA Nations League 2024—
5 Sep 2017Italy0–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2017—
5 Sep 2016Italy1–3HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2016—
11 Jun 1970Italy0–0NeutralFIFA World Cup 1970Group stage
4 Nov 1961Italy0–6AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1961—
15 Oct 1961Italy2–4HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1961—

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Israel 2–4 Italy, 1961 — Football Query