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Ireland defeats Israel in controversial UEFA Nations League match
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European football competition
The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies and give nations competitive encounters with equally ranked teams. Teams from all the European associations compete in a league structure featuring promotion and relegation.
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Ireland's players wore black armbands in support of Palestine, bowed their heads, and refused pre-match handshakes.
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says his players "raised awareness worldwide" after they chose not to engage in pre-match formalities with Israel.
The Republic of Ireland overcame Israel with a convincing 3-0 UEFA Nations League victory in Debrecen, consigning the designated hosts to a sixth defeat in their previous eight games in this competition (W1, D1).