Eamon Dunphy was never imprisoned by facts
Clearly worse for wear, Dunphy surveyed a clip of the Russians’ winning goals in their opener against Tunisia, assuring a baffled Peter Collins that “these aren’t the incidents that win and lose games, these are false.”
He didn’t reappear at half-time and in the ensuing days there was a brief suspension, an apology, and an acceptance he had been ‘tired and emotional’ during this broadcast.
