The Republic of Ireland will contest six Nations League matches between September and November this year. Photograph: Pascal Muller/InphoThe Nations League draw in Brussels on Thursday evening could land the Republic of Ireland in a group containing Israel. Last November, the FAI’s general assembly voted 74-7 in favour of a motion to Uefa calling for the “immediate suspension” of the Israel Football Association from European club and international competitions. However, on the same day the motion passed, FAI president Paul Cooke said Ireland would fulfil any fixture with Israel if drawn against them in a Uefa-sanctioned competition. Hungary, Scotland and Poland are the other potential top-seed opposition Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side could be drawn against in League B when the Nations League returns in September.

Source: The Irish Times February 12, 2026 01:41 UTC