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Ireland beat Israel 3-0 as players bow heads during anthem amid FAI board fury
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- Sep 27, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC
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Call ‘em the Badwill Games. Ireland scored three early goals and cruised to a 3-0 win over Israel in the first of two matches between the teams that have already made everybody go ewwwwww. The game, played in Debrecen, Hungary, was the first of two very controversial matches between the national teams as part of…
Match report as the Republic of Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in their controversial Nations League fixture; Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan scored at the neutral venue in Hungary; players did not shake hands and Ireland players bowed their heads during Israels national anthem
Ireland beats Israel 3-0 in a tense Nations League match marked by no handshakes, black armbands and amid political tensions between the two countries.