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Ireland's Decision to Play Israel in Nations League

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Ireland’s squad voted by a significant majority to play its Nations League fixtures against Israel, and goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu withdrew. Israel’s designated home leg was scheduled for September 27 in Debrecen and Ireland’s home leg for October 4 in Bačka Topola, both behind closed doors; the report does not say whether the September 27 match was played.

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  1. Update 1Ireland votes to play Israel; Bazunu withdraws from both matches

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Ireland votes to play Israel; Bazunu withdraws from both matches

    A significant majority voted to fulfil Ireland’s Nations League fixtures against Israel, but goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu withdrew and the squad’s disagreement remains unresolved.

    What moved

    • After roughly four hours of discussion in Hungary, a significant majority votes to play.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Gavin BazunuIrish association football player1 report
  • Heimir HallgrímssonIcelandic footballer and coach (born 1967)1 report

Organizations

  • Football Association of IrelandFootball Association of the Republic of Ireland1 report
  • Israel Football Associationassociation football governing body of Israel1 report
  • Union of European Football Associationsinternational governing body for association football in Europe1 report

Places

  • Nagyerdei StadionDebrecen, Nagyerdei Stadion, Nagyerdei krt. 12, 4032 Hungary1 report
  • TSC ArenaMaršala Tita 63, Bačka Topola, Serbia1 report

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PointThe IndependentFRANCE 24 EnglishBBC NewsOutlets
Decision to play the Israel fixtureNot independently confirmed2
Squad vote on fulfilling the fixtureNot independently confirmed2
Gavin Bazunu’s participation in the fixtureNot independently confirmed2
Black armbands worn by Ireland playersNot independently confirmed2

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