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Ireland's Decision to Play Israel in Nations League

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    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.

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    Earliest sourceThe Independent

    What we knew first

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

Who reported

Who reported

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Who reported what

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Timeline

Timeline

Day 1 · 1 report

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

  2. First to report

  3. Israel’s designated home match is scheduled in Debrecen, Hungary.

Who's involved

Who's involved

People

  • Gavin BazunuIrish association football player
  • Heimir HallgrímssonIcelandic footballer and coach (born 1967)

Organizations

  • Football Association of IrelandFootball Association of the Republic of Ireland
  • Israel Football Associationassociation football governing body of Israel
  • Union of European Football Associationsinternational governing body for association football in Europe

Places

  • Nagyerdei Stadion
  • TSC Arena