The Republic of Ireland's home game against Israel is set to be played in Serbia.
The game will take place behind closed doors in Backa Topola, Serbia on Sunday 4 October.
The FAI released a statement confirming the location of the match. They said: "This follows a decision taken by the FAI Board to move the fixture to a neutral territory due to operational challenges that could impact on the delivery of the game on home soil. The change of venue has been approved by UEFA and the game will be played in the TSC Arena in Bačka Topola behind-closed-doors, with the kick-off time to be confirmed in due course."
The association explained that they plan to update season ticket holders and Club Ireland members regarding compensation owed.
UEFA previously confirmed that the away game against the Israelis on 27 September will take place at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary (7.45pm kick-off).
This means both of Ireland’s fixtures against Israel will be played in neutral venues.
The decision to move Ireland's home game to Serbia comes after activists pushed for the game to be abandoned.
A 'Stop The Game' campaign launched by the group Irish Sport for Palestine and the FAI were called to boycott the games, however they insisted that pulling out of the matches would have a significant impact on "the whole of Irish football."
They stated that boycotting the game would be the forfeiture of six points which could lead to relegation to League C in the Nations League and highlighted the "converse of these impacts would apply to Israel" which would increase Israel's chance of qualifying for the Nations League promotion and Euro 2028.
Chief Operating Officer of Bohemians FC and member of the Stop the Game campaign, Daniel Lambert, told Hot Press magazine that the decision to play Ireland's home game overseas was a "total hypocrisy".
“Israel is practising apartheid. The Irish government’s position is that Israel is practising apartheid. We are going to ignore that, but we are going to adhere to the rules of this competition. It’s total nonsense. It’s a ludicrous position to take," Lambert said.
