World Cup lookalikes evoke Israeli league players
During the World Cup, Sports 5 highlighted several players whose appearances resemble well-known Israeli Premier League footballers. The article points to three examples, Merchas Doski, Jassim Yassine and Alireza Beiranvand, and frames them as the tournament's most notable player lookalikes.
Doski plays for Iraq and is due to face Senegal on Monday night in a bid to earn Iraq its first points of the tournament after losses to Norway and France. The piece says he reminded viewers of Maccabi Tel Aviv defender Roy Revivo, while also noting that he could help restore some pride for the Iraqi people back home.
Yassine, 20, scored Morocco's fourth goal in its 4-2 win over Haiti overnight. He plays for Strasbourg, and the resemblance to Yarin Levi became especially clear when the camera caught him celebrating his goal.
The third comparison is Beiranvand, dubbed the Iranian Aliran Atar, a nickname he has carried since the 2018 World Cup. The article closes by asking readers whether they agree with the comparisons and includes a light reference to the Israeli Premier League.
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