World Cup

World cup fever! It’s time for another quick daily football teaser. This time your knowledge of World Cup winning countries and their years will be put to the test. Good luck!

1 week ago

Where there’s a will, there’s a way… A Trump envoy has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the upcoming World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico. If Italy, four-times World Cup winners, weren’t already embarrassed enough in failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, gaining entry through the back door will […]

1 week ago

All 11 plus the subs rated from Prague A heartbreaking night for Ireland in Prague as their World Cup dreams end with a 4-3 defeat on penalties after a 2-2 draw against Czechia. Here are your ratings from a quite chaotic night. Caoimhin Kelleher – 7 In truth, not a huge amount to do in […]

1 month ago

A night in Dublin…. This live blog is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst It’s the game that no Ireland fan wanted, but we need to make the most of it now it’s here. After losing to Czechia last Thursday, Heimir Hallgrimsson’s men welcome North Macedonia to the Aviva Stadium […]

1 month ago

There is a very different feeling around the Republic of Ireland heading into the next stage of World Cup qualification, and recent results have earned us the right to believe. Famous victories over Portugal at home and Hungary away have reignited a campaign that once looked to be slipping away, and now the focus turns […]

3 months ago

They are on ‘Trump’s travel list ban’ FIFA have reportedly made a decision to ban a country from the World Cup – that is on Donald Trump’s travel ban list. The tournament, which is set to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer, features 48 different teams, for the first time […]

3 months ago