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Shock as God Save the King played instead of Ireland anthem at Euros qualifier

26th November 2025

03:55pm GMT

There was egg on the face of the organisers of Ireland women's U19 clash with Sweden in Bulgaria this afternoon.

Ahead of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification game, God Save the King was played instead of Amhrán bhFiann.

The Irish players looked around in bemusement, and fans took to social media to express their unhappiness.

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Ireland would end up losing the game 3-1.

Unfucken-believable @SecondCaptains
— Rigs (@el_rigs) November 26, 2025

Shocking
— Soandso (@TweetSoandso) November 26, 2025

Oh boy, that is appalling 😱
— David Rhys Lewis (@DavidRhysLewis9) November 26, 2025