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Tensions between Israel and Iceland ahead of match
3 articles · 22 September 2026 – 5 October 2026
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- Israeli federation accuses Hallgrimsson of hypocrisyThe Irish manager said his team was 'playing against genocide', and the Israeli federation responded on social media.
- Hallgrimsson: Second match against Israel will not be friendlyIreland manager says he faces a strange encounter in an empty arena in Serbia, while the Israeli captain says 'they hate us'.
- Hallgrimsson: Israel was trying to intimidate us from the startThe Irish manager claims that someone spat on a member of his staff, while his Israeli counterpart denies seeing the incident.