Coach Hallgrímsson had already stated last week that some of his players felt uncomfortable having to play the matches. (translated)
"It is still an open question on which we have not reached a definitive conclusion, but we move forward: the match will be played and we will train. There will be further discussions this evening and probably also tomorrow. However, at the moment, Ireland-Israel will be held as scheduled tomorrow evening at 19.45 in Debrecen (in Hungary), confirms coach Heimir Hallgrimsson during a highly anticipated press conference, originally scheduled for the morning and then postponed to the afternoon." (translated)
We do not play with genocide, we play against genocide. We play against Israel, not with them. According to the Irish coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, one of his players has withdrawn from the team and will not face Israel this coming Sunday. (translated)
The former had defined the words of Ireland's coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson, as "stupid, ignorant, and hypocritical," after he stated in a press conference that his team would be playing "against genocide." (translated)
"We do not play 'with' genocide, we play 'against' genocide. We play against Israel, not with Israel." The coach of Ireland, Heimir Hallgrimsson, had previously stated: (translated)
"It is still an ongoing discussion. We have not reached a conclusion yet. No one feels comfortable playing in this match. We are trying to handle it in the best possible way. I think nobody understands the pressure the players are under." National coach Heimir Hallgrimsson emphasized: "It is still an ongoing discussion. We have not reached a conclusion yet. No one feels comfortable playing in this match. We are trying to handle it in the best possible way. I think nobody understands the pressure the players are under." (translated)
We do not play with genocide, we play against genocide. We play against Israel, we do not play with Israel. (translated)
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