- Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his equaliser by using a corner flag to simulate a gun during his side's 3-1 Nations League defeat against Austria in Linz.
- Having been booked just four minutes earlier, the 20-year-old received a second yellow card for the gesture, leaving Israel down to 10 men before late goals from Phillipp Mwene and Sasa Kalajdzic secured the win for Austria.
- The match precedes Israel's highly contentious upcoming fixture against the Republic of Ireland, which is being hosted at neutral venues in Serbia and Hungary due to safety concerns.
- Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson sparked a sharp response from the Israeli FA after stating his team were "playing against genocide", prompting the Israeli FA to accuse him of hypocrisy and stupidity in comments Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin called unacceptable.
- Irish captain Dara O'Shea confirmed the squad will discuss whether to stage a protest before the fixture, whilst Hallgrimsson acknowledged that taking the focus away from football was not clever from a leadership standpoint.
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