Second Israel game won't be a friendly - Hallgrimsson

Hallgrimsson says Sunday's second game with Israel will be "tricky and challenging" for his players [Getty Images]Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson admits Sunday's second game against Israel is "not going to be a friendly" following comments from the latter's camp after last week's match in Hungary. Having faced calls to boycott the Nations League fixtures because of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, the Republic of Ireland did not engage in pre-match formalities and bowed their head