Ireland and Israel’s fortnight of fury ends on a bizarre stage in rural Serbia
Ireland v Israel was drenched in rancour from the moment the draw was made, and across months it filtered down from fan groups to football associations to coaches and press officers and, finally, to the players. And so the final act in this bleak and acrimonious series was to keep both sides separated as they left the field in Backa Topola. In the end, all these teams could share was a draw.


