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World Cup lookalikes evoke Israeli league players
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Mako · Jun 25, 2026
What happened
Sports 5 highlighted three World Cup players who resemble Israeli Premier League footballers. The article singled out Iraq's Merchas Doski, Morocco's Jassim Yassine and Iran's Alireza Beiranvand. It also noted upcoming and recent World Cup matches involving Iraq and Morocco.
- 01Sports 5 spotlighted World Cup players who look like Israeli league footballers.
- 02Merchas Doski of Iraq was compared to Maccabi Tel Aviv's Roy Revivo.
- 03Jassim Yassine scored in Morocco's 4-2 win over Haiti and was likened to Yarin Levi.
- 04Alireza Beiranvand has been called the Iranian Aliran Atar since the 2018 World Cup.
- 05Iraq plays Senegal Monday night after losses to Norway and France.
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