No Ireland unfortunately, but we now know 42 of the 48 of the teams that will play next year, but a few prized remaining places remain up for grabs in the final round of play offs

What does 2026 now have in store for Heimir Hallgrímsson's men?

Striker says: “It is times like this, where I'm so, so happy, where I come from" after Ireland's World Cup dream ends in heartbreak

Brendan O'Brien and John Fallon react to shootout pain for the Boys in Green in Prague.

Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso called the game a “struggle”.

Bosnia and Herzegovina prevailed 4-2 on spot-kicks.

Paradise lost but the Irish team has remade a frayed connection.

In the other playoff games, Poland came from behind to beat Albania 2-1 and reach the playoff finals, with Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski netting ‌second-half goals to set up a Path B decider away to Sweden on Tuesday

Ireland took a commanding 2-0 lead at the Fortuna Arena, but then the tide began to turn

The Iceland native saw his side's campaign end in heartbreak after a penalty shootout loss in Prague. 

Heartbreak for the Irish, but most can walk away with heads held high

The history books will say that Troy Parrott’s efforts didn’t get Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side to the United States in the summer of 2026; but, boy, he made it an exciting ride – and turned his career, and Irish expectations, around in the process.

The Boys in Green saw their campaign come to an end in Prague on Thursday night. 

It was a cruel repeat of Wales’ exit in the Euro 2024 play-offs as spot-kicks again proved their undoing.

Misses by Finn Azaz and Alan Browne proved costly after the Czechs recovered from 2-0 down. 

The biggest show on earth remains half the world away for the Boys in Green after Ireland's heartbreaking defeat in Prague.

Northern Ireland battled superbly against an Italy side under immense pressure to deliver qualification after two consecutive failures to reach a tournament they have won four times, but were undone by second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean

A win against Czechia would set up a playoff final against Denmark or North Macedonia with a spot in the summer's World Cup finals on the line 

Brendan O'Brien is amongst the thousands of travelling Irish supporters in Prague.

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