Uruguay exit World Cup in tears, but will they cry for departing coach Marcelo Bielsa? – The Irish Times
In the last few minutes of their match against Spain, Uruguay gave up hope of staying in the…
World Cup 2026: Messi notches again as group stage ends in dramatic fashion – The Irish Times
Just like that, the group stage is over. Blink and you’d miss it. If your blink lasts over…
Ken Early: Cristiano Ronaldo’s decline leaves Portugal paying the price against Colombia – The Irish Times
World Cup, Group K: Colombia 0 Portugal 0 It feels like I have been writing the same story…
Iran’s footballing fantasy holds for now as US bomb strikes and reality hit home – The Irish Times
World Cup Group G: Egypt 1 (Saber 5) Iran 1 (Rezaeian 14) If this is the last time…
World Cup: VAR saves Egypt, gives Iran nervous wait as Belgium win Group G
Iran face an anxious wait to see if they will progress to the World Cupknockout stage after they…
Ken Early: My friend is right, TV replays from the World Cup are different this time – The Irish Times
A friend in Ireland who does not usually watch football messaged a group chat on Wednesday evening during…
‘Absolutely buzzing’: Lopes guides Cape Verde through to last-32 clash with Messi and Argentina
‘Absolutely buzzing’: Lopes guides Cape Verde through to last-32 clash with Messi and Argentina Sign in or createa…
World Cup 2026: Pico Lopes and Cape Verde advance, as keeper’s error knocks out Uruguay – The Irish Times
Although Shamrock Rovers’ captain Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes has not quite proved the slogan right, he can now claim…
World Cup standings: Who has qualified, who needs what, and the third-place race – The Irish Times
How does qualification from the group phase work? The top two teams from each of the 12 groups…
Loveholidays CEO: ‘Ryanair thought all online travel agencies were pirates. But not us’ – The Irish Times
“Twenty minutes ago,” a mildly exasperated Donat Rétif, chief executive of online travel agent Loveholidays, says in exaggeration…
Turkey defeat United States with last-ditch winner, Australia advance after draw with Paraguay
Turkey defeat United States with last-ditch winner, Australia advance after draw with Paraguay Sign in or createa free…
Scotland screwed this World Cup with handbrake v Haiti
Scotland did not make a mess of this v Brazil; they made a mess of this v Haiti.…