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U.K. minister thanks Israel for soccer victory that boosts England Euro chances

By The Associated Press

Tags: Russia, David Milliband

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, on a visit to Israel expressed his gratitude Sunday to Israel's national soccer team for its victory over Russia in a European Championship qualifying match.

Israel scored a late winner Saturday night to beat Russia 2-1. The victory kept England in realistic contention and severely hurt Russia's hopes of advancing. A win by Russia would have meant almost certain elimination for England.

"I want to say thank you very very much to the Israeli football team," said Miliband during a meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak. "Now every Englishman is cheering the Israeli nation for their great service to help us."

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England now needs only a draw against Croatia on Wednesday to stay alive. Russia can only advance with a loss by England. Israel has already been eliminated from contention.

The British tabloids had expected that the Israeli team, for which Saturday night's match was effectively meaningless because it had already been eliminated in Euro 2008 qualifiers, would not make an effort, thus helping Russia win and qualify for the finals at the expense of the English team.

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