‘Younger people see images of Ireland that is not the Ireland I know on TV sometimes. This is the Ireland I know’ says Ireland boss
Ireland’s Jaden Umeh is consoled by head coach Colin O’Brien and Switzerland’s Mladen Mijajlovic during the 2025 U-17 World Cup round of 16 match at Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar. Photo: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile
Colin O’Brien says he’s proud of the Ireland U-17 group who have exited the World Cup finals in Qatar with a 3-1 loss to Switzerland as he insists what they have done in the tournament for the country is bigger than just sport.
It’s the Swiss who advance to the quarter-finals as they came out on top with a superb second-half display, following an even first-half.