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Ireland beat Israel 3-0 to end fractious weekend with Nations League win

Global Published 28 September 2026, 12:46 · archived 28 Sep 2026

DEBRECEN: Ireland struck three times in the first half to cruise to a 3-0 Nations League victory over Israel on Sunday after a fraught weekend for the team following goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s withdrawal from the squad ​amid a dispute over whether to play the match. Ireland has been one of Europe’s most outspoken critics ‌of Israel’s war in Gaza, and protests calling for the team to boycott the fixture prompted Bazunu to make himself unavailable. The game went ahead only after a majority of the Irish players voted to play. Shlomi Barzel, the Israeli Football Association’s communications chief, ...

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