Qatar World Cup - Irish Examiner

Cape Verde v Eswatini - FIFA World Cup 2026 African Qualifier

'I'm the luckiest person in the world' - Pico Lopes reflects on reaching World Cup and expecting first child

Cape Verde’s 3-0 victory over Eswatini on Monday ensured they finished top of their African zone group, becoming the second smallest country in tournament history to qualify after Iceland.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

S Dion Fanning: Hallgrimsson might be in his final days as Ireland manager, but is there a world where this doesn’t matter?

From ‘Team 33’ to taxpayer seed capital, Irish football’s fortunes have long mirrored the nation’s boom-and-bust cycles

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Fifa to distribute record €283m to clubs for 2026 World Cup

For the first time, clubs that release players for World Cup qualifiers - not just the finals - will be compensated

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Premier Sports Season Launch – Rugby & Football

Shay Given: World Cup hopes over unless Ireland get a result in Portugal

Given admitted a positive result will be required from this encounter to reignite their qualification hopes.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

As it happened: Ireland's World Cup hopes all but over after horror show in Armenia

Ireland are looking to follow up their draw at home to Hungary with a win in Yerevan.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool FC - Premier League

Fifa World Cup 2026 venues could become unplayable due to climate change

‘Pitches in Peril’ report found that 10 of the 16 north American venues are at very high risk of extreme heat stress conditions

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Republic of Ireland v Hungary - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

'We want to create history for our country' - Dara O'Shea targets World Cup qualification

After drawing with Hungary, the Boys in Green know they must win in Armenia on Tuesday if they are to reach the World Cup.

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Opening night reviews are in: how Ireland's rescue act rated against Hungary

Keeper Caoimhín Kelleher and wide man Ryan Manning performed best on a difficult first World Cup qualifier. In the end, a rescued point was more than welcome

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025

Back to the drawing board for Nagelsmann after Germany's shock defeat to Slovakia

Germans suffer a first ever World Cup qualifying away defeat with manager saying: 'We picked the best players but maybe we have to put less importance on quality and more on players who will give it all out there'

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

S 2026 World Cup: How far has the US game come since 1994's 'greatest show on earth'?

The biggest difference from 31 years ago is that football fever has finally gripped the USA, which will host three-quarters of the tournament

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Government 'still hopeful' extra Euro 2028 games will be held in Irish venues

Asked if he was disappointed that any extra matches are now likely to be held in Dublin rather than in regional cities, Thomas Byrne said that it was always going to be a Uefa decision

Sun, 05 Jan, 2025

State Papers: Ireland asked US to be flexible on World Cup visas for 'Jackie Charlton's army'

Pleas by tánaiste Dick Spring and ambassador Dermot Gallagher got a lukewarm response from World Cup 1994 hosts

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Irish Examiner view: How will homeless fare after 'painful correction'?

House prices overvalued by 8% to 10% ESRI warns

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Munster v Stade Francais Paris - Champions Cup Round 1

S Tommy Martin: Why TMS (that’s Too Much Sport) viewing numbers are tumbling

Too Much Rugby is a smaller scale version of Too Much Football, which reaches new levels of bloated madness with next year’s FIFA Club World Cup

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Late Zhang winner reignites China's World Cup dream, Saudis hold Australia

The top two finishers in each of Asia's three qualifying groups advance automatically to the 2026 finals in North America while the third and fourth placed nations progress to another phase of preliminaries.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Atletico de Madrid v Real Madrid CF - La Liga EA Sports

Saudi Arabia pays for naming rights to Atlético Madrid’s stadium for nine years

Saudi Arabia is all-but confirmed to host the 2034 World Cup. It is the only candidate in a contest FIFA member federations will decide in a December 11 vote.

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

High jinks: Bolivia moves World Cup qualifier to even thinner air, hoping to elevate performance

Bolivians hopes to exploit the higher altitude by picking a squad for Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Venezuela in which 80% of the players are from clubs used to playing in thinner air

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Argentina v France - FIFA World Cup 2022 - Final - Lusail Stadium

Spain, Portugal, and Morocco to host 2030 World Cup

Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are set to co-host the 2030 men's World Cup, with three South American nations staging the opening matches to mark the tournament's centenary

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

England Press Conference and Media Activity - FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 - The Clan - Friday 18th August

FIFA chief Infantino says women should ‘pick the right battles’ in equal pay fight

Infantino rounds on critics, says 'best' Women's World Cup generates $570m for FIFA

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Watch: Irish fans on Coogee Beach cheer on girls in green ahead of World Cup opener

Viral video shows hundreds of Irish people forming a huge human #COYGIG message on the popular beach outside Sydney

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

Jennifer Horgan: Saying no to ‘sportswashing’ is just turning a blind eye to injustice

Switching off the television is too easy a fix and it doesn’t make the injustice go away. It is far more powerful to sit in our discomfort, to feel it, and understand what it really means

Sat, 24 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Turning the wake of a true great into the Gianni Infantino show

The Fifa president's reputation was bad enough already and then he compounds it with his tacky behaviour at Pelé's funeral

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

How will Premier League stars cope after highs and lows of Qatar?

How do those players return to civilian life, to the petty concerns of the everyday?

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Joyce Fegan: Turn down volume on ‘free’ speech with only malice at heart

This week it was announced that Formula One drivers will be banned from displaying political or religious statements without prior approval from next season. It has all the hallmarks of what goes on over at Fifa

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

When can we expect to see World Cup stars back in domestic action?

Qatar 2022 concluded in thrilling fashion on Sunday with Argentina’s penalty shoot-out win against France and there is little time to draw breath before domestic leagues return to action

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

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