Hallgrimmson's team will play Kosovo tomorrow night, followed by the controversial game against Israel on Sunday.
The Republic of Ireland boss admits it probably wasn't "very clever" of him to "take attention away" with his comments about the Israel games.
Heimir Hallgrimmson's team will play Kosovo tomorrow night, followed by the controversial game against Israel on Sunday at a neutral venue in Hungary.
He previously described those matches against Israel as "playing against genocide."
The Ireland boss admits this has taken attention off the game tomorrow.
Republic of Ireland captain Dara O'Shea says they're fully focused on tomorrow's Nations League match with Kosovo, despite the controversy surrounding their upcoming games with Israel.
The Israel games will be played at neutral venues in Serbia and Hungary, and have been subject to protests and calls for a boycott.

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