Israel fell to Croatia 85-71 late Monday night as Mario Hezonja and Michael Ruzic paced the visitors to the win in World Cup qualifying.The blue-and-white fell for the second time in the first window of play to drop its record to 0-2, and will now have a very tough time advancing to the 2027 World Cup slated for Qatar as the results roll over for the teams that advance to the second round of qualifying.Croatia raced out to a 12-0 lead, but Roman Sorkin was able to tie the contest up for Israel