Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in a Nations League match in Hungary, but the comfortable result did not resolve the controversy surrounding the fixture. After a week of debate over Irish support for Gaza, the match nearly did not go ahead; Ireland’s squad eventually voted by a significant majority to play.

Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan scored within 11 first-half minutes. The atmosphere was subdued, with about 150 Israeli supporters and a small Irish contingent in the stands; Ireland’s players wore black armbands, and Moylan waved his after scoring. Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu had made himself unavailable, while Finn Azaz, whose mother has Israeli citizenship, began on the bench.