T he match is being played in a neutral country and the stands are likely to be empty but Sunday’s Nations League fixture between Israel and the Republic of Ireland will nonetheless have the eyes of the world upon it.
The debate over these two upcoming games, with Ireland to “host” Israel in a return fixture behind closed doors in the Serbian town of Backa Topola on Sunday week, has continued for months.
Before Thursday night’s Nations League defeat in Kosovo, Dara O’Shea said the squad had found themselves in a “difficult” and “unusual” position, and had agreed to decide a collective approach to the match in Debrecen.
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Despite opposition to the Nations League encounters across Irish society, a boycott has not materialised.
T he match is being played in a neutral country and the stands are likely to be empty but Sunday’s Nations League fixture between Israel and the Republic of Ireland will nonetheless have the eyes of the world upon it.
Since February’s draw paired the sides against each other, voices across Irish society have demanded a boycott of the match. The Republic of Ireland’s government says Israel is committing genocide through its military action in Gaza, and the Football Association of Ireland wants Israel suspended from international competition.
The debate over these two upcoming games, with Ireland to “host” Israel in a return fixture behind closed doors in the Serbian town of Backa Topola on Sunday week, has continued for months. Remarks made by the Ireland head coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson, that his side were “playing against genocide” prompted a stern response this week from the Israel Football Association (IFA), which accused the Icelander of “ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity”. Hallgrímsson was then backed publicly by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, who described the IFA’s remarks as “unacceptable” and said they should be withdrawn.
Before Thursday night’s Nations League defeat in Kosovo, Dara O’Shea said the squad had found themselves in a “difficult” and “unusual” position, and had agreed to decide a collective approach to the match in Debrecen.
In June the FAI said Uefa had granted a request that its home fixture be played in a “neutral venue and behind closed doors” owing to the “operational challenges” of delivering a fixture against Israel on home soil.
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