Iceland will play Israel in the playoffs for promotion to Euro 2024 on March 21. The coach of Iceland, Oga Hareida, admitted that "I would have preferred not to play against Israel" A day before, the Icelandic journalist Brynjar Birgisson wrote a column and showed a lack of education when he compared Israel to Russia.
According to Birgison, if the sports world imposed a boycott on Russia invading Ukraine, it should do the same in Israel. The Icelandic sports media - usually lethic - takes care to capture an anti-Israel side in the guise of reports.