Israel beat the Netherlands 4-2 at the World Baseball Classic in Seoul on Thursday to win Pool A with a 3-0 record.
The country will advance to the second round in their first WBC.
"I think that coming into the tournament, a lot of people saw us as huge underdogs, but we never saw it that way," right fielder Zach Borenstein said. "And as far as what it means for Israel, it's huge. It gives more recognition to baseball and hopefully more attention on baseball and Israel."
The Dutch will advance, too -- both teams had already punched their ticket before the game by virtue of their 2-0 starts in Pool A.
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