The spat reportedly occurred as the teams left the field for half-time.
Uefa has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector following "official reports containing an allegation of an incident in or near the players' tunnel during the half-time break," it said in a statement.
Ireland refused
The Nations League matches between Israel and Ireland, played at neutral venues, have been marked by controversy and strong reactions. Ireland considered a boycott, citing Israel's war against the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza.
The Irish national team players then wore black ribbons around the sleeves of their match shirts as a symbol of "all the lives lost in the conflict" and refused to shake hands with the Israeli players, angering Israel.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused the Irish national team of being on the “wrong side of history.” To support his criticism, he referred to an international match in Bremen in 1939, when Irish players made the Nazi salute before a match against Germany.
Got escorted out
Israeli journalists were also denied access to the post-match press conference on Sunday, according to Sky News.
The reason goes back to an earlier press conference during the Nations League gathering, after the first meeting between the teams. At that time, an Israeli journalist asked questions about the high-profile incident in which a co-pilot is suspected of trying to take control of and crash a plane en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
Another Israeli journalist accused Irish players of racist abuse towards Israeli players. This angered Ireland's communications director, who canceled the press conference.
Ireland won the first match 3–0. The second match ended 1–1.
