No other team should go through this - Hallgrimsson

Hallgrimsson relieved after a chaotic two-week international window featuring four matches across 5,000 miles, political pressure over Israel games, and accusations of racist comments.

Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson expressed relief that a gruelling two-week international window has ended. The period saw Ireland play four matches in 14 days, travelling around 5,000 miles, with only one game on home soil. The window was marked by controversy: goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu made himself unavailable due to the Israel-Gaza conflict, a player vote was held on whether to proceed with Israel fixtures, and on the eve of Sunday's 1-1 draw against Israel in Serbia, an Israeli reporter accused some Irish players of making racist comments in their previous 3-0 win in Hungary—allegations the FAI strenuously denied while investigating racist abuse directed at their own players by Israeli fans.