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Colombia and Portugal advance after no-bore draw in Miami
The Colombians will rue their profligacy in front of goal but take encouragement from dominating quality European opposition for large periods as they head off to Kansas City as group winners to take on Ghana on Friday

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

Croatia v Ghana: Group L - FIFA World Cup 2026
Vlasic header sends Croatia into World Cup knockouts with 2-1 win over Ghana
Vlasic’s perfect finish off the inside of the left post came 10 minutes after Derrick Luckassen had pulled Ghana level on his international debut, with half the time in between spent on a VAR ​review determining whether he was onside

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

Coach Clarke steps down after Scotland exit World Cup, says Scottish FA
Coach Clarke steps down after Scotland exit World Cup, says Scottish FA
Scotland, back at ​the World ​Cup ⁠after a 28-year absence, ended up ​third in Group ​C ⁠but are not among the top eight third-placed ⁠finishers ​who progress to ​the knockout rounds

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

Panama v England - FIFA World Cup - Group L - New York New Jersey Stadium
Bellingham and Kane shine as England sink Panama to top group
England finished with seven points, ahead of Croatia on six, after their 2-1 win against Ghana, who ended on four. Panama lost all three matches and finished bottom. England will play one of the eight best third-placed teams ​in the Round of 32

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

Switzerland v Jordan - International Friendly
Chelsea show interest in Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka
Will Xhaka return to London to play for rivals of his old club Arsenal?

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

Czechia v Mexico: Group A - FIFA World Cup 2026
Ireland's conquerors Czechia deal with fallout of disastrous World Cup
Pavel Nedvěd insisted Miroslav Koubek will continue as Czechia manager

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

Uruguay v Spain: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026
Marcelo Bielsa laments Uruguay tenure 'that left nothing behind'
Uruguay were eliminated from the World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Spain

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia - 2026 FIFA World Cup Group H
Coach Bubista hails Cape Verde's fearless dreamers after World Cup leap
Cape Verde, the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup knockouts, finished second in Group H. They will face Argentina in the round of 32

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia - 2026 FIFA World Cup Group H
While You Were Sleeping: All the World Cup action you missed on Friday night
Cape Verde, Belgium and Egypt make it through, amongst others who discovered their fate as the night progressed

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

New Zealand v Egypt: Group G - FIFA World Cup 2026
Iran wait on World Cup progress after late goal disallowed in Egypt draw
Egypt, whose qualification for the ‌last-32 was already guaranteed, took the lead inside five minutes through Mahmoud Saber, before Ramin Rezaeian equalised from a tight angle in the 14th minute of a frantic start

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

New Zealand v Belgium: Group G - FIFA World Cup 2026
Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to advance to World Cup knockout stage
Belgium finished ‌above Egypt on goal difference after they both finished with five points from three matches, followed by Iran on three points and New Zealand on one. In the other match in the group, Egypt drew 1-1 with Iran

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

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England, Portugal and Egypt among five teams to seal World Cup knockout spots
Uruguay's defeat by Spain and Cape ​Verde's draw with ​Saudi Arabia in Group H ‌guaranteed ⁠qualification for the five teams.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026
Jubilant Cape Verde set date with Argentina in World Cup round of 32
Spain's 1-0 ‌victory over Uruguay earned them top spot in the pool with seven points, while three draws were enough for Cape Verde to earn second place. Uruguay and the Saudis were both eliminated with two points

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

Uruguay v Spain: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026
Spain eclipse Uruguay 1-0 in fiery encounter to finish top of Group H
Spanish midfielder Alex Baena received a clean cross in the box and was able to get just enough touch on it to guide it towards the bottom right corner, but not without the help of Fernando Muslera who helped it on its way with a moment to forget

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

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Five-star Senegal keep World Cup hopes alive and send Iraq home
Survival was on the line as both sides entered the match needing to ​win, preferably by a large margin, to stay in the hunt for ​one of the last eight spots in the round of 32

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Derry City v Drogheda United - SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division
Dummigan hits goal of the season contender as Derry beat Drogs
Derry picked up their sixth win of the season

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Cork City look unstoppable as Keating double fires them past Bray
Cork City look unstoppable as Keating double fires them past Bray
Cork City have won eight on the bounce

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

UCD v Kerry FC - SSE Airtricity Men's First Division
Borden grabs winner as Kerry close on play-off spots
All three goals came in the final 10 minutes of normal time

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

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10-man Bohs dig deep to beat Pat's
Bohs had Pat Hickey sent off just before half-time

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

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Ousmane Dembele hat-trick sees off Norway and ensures France top Group I
Elsewhere in the group, Senegal thrashed Iraq 5-0

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

John Mahon celebrates scoring his side’s third goal with teammates 26/6/2026
John Mahon completes stunning Waterford comeback to sink Dundalk
Waterford were second best to Dundalk for the opening 40 minutes but then the game changed

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Shamrock Rovers v Galway United - SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division
Adam Brennan stars as Shamrock Rovers see off Galway
Brennan unstoppable down the Hoops’ left flank in delivering two first half assists for Aaron Greene and John McGovern.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Freddy Gonzalez makes pitch for Finn Harps takeover
Freddy Gonzalez makes pitch for Finn Harps takeover
Gonzalez has been in takeover talks with the First Division club for a number of months and his proposal has been publicised ahead of a ballot of members next week to ratify the new era.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Joey O'Brien dejected after the match 22/6/2026
Shels eyeing quick manager appointment after O'Brien exit
The Reds face Sligo Rovers this weekend. 

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Spain v Cabo Verde - 2026 FIFA World Cup Group H
History beckons for Pico as Ireland watches
The Shamrock Rovers man will be part of the Cape Verde side to take on Saudi Arabia on Friday night.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Curacao v Cote D'Ivoire: Group E - FIFA World Cup 2026
World Cup overnight: All the Thursday night action and what's in store Friday
Ecuador and Ivory Coast progress in Group E, Netherlands march on to knockouts with Japan and Sweden, Australia make it out of Group D alongside already qualified USA with Paraguay having to wait to realise their fate

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Paraguay v Australia: Group D - FIFA World Cup 2026
Australia reach World Cup knockouts after goalless draw with Paraguay
In a physical, scrappy ‌contest at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Paraguay pushed late after being dominated early but it ended with the Socceroos making the tournament's knockout phase for a third time, four years after reaching the last 16 in Qatar

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Türkiye v USA: Group D - FIFA World Cup 2026
Kaan Ayhan stuns United States with last-ditch winner for Turkey
Auston Trusty and Sebastian Berhalter scored early in each half for the co-hosts in Los Angeles, either side of goals from Arda Guler and Baris Yilmaz, but Ayhan had the final say to restore some Turkish pride despite finishing bottom of Group D

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Japan v Sweden: Group F - FIFA World Cup 2026
Japan and Sweden share points to book places in last 32 of World Cup
The point sends Japan through in second place behind the Netherlands with Sweden top of the third-place teams, dealing another blow to Scotland’s hopes of reaching the last 32

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Tunisia v Netherlands: Group F - FIFA World Cup 2026
Netherlands cruise into last 32 with 3-1 win over Tunisia
The Dutch started at a red-hot pace, taking just seven minutes to establish a 2-0 lead

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026

Curacao v Cote D'Ivoire: Group E - FIFA World Cup 2026
Nicolas Pepe double fires Ivory Coast into last 32 with victory over Curacao
Forward Pepe, who plays for Spanish side Villarreal, collected a pass from Ibrahim Sangare to double his tally in the 64th minute

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

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Ecuador fight back to beat Germany and progress to last 32 at World Cup
Germany had a penalty at the start of the second half overturned following a VAR review for a foul in the build-up before Gonzalo Plata stabbed in the winner with 13 minutes left to leave the South Americans on four points and top of the third-place rankings

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

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Manchester City agree £130m deal to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest
Anderson looks set to move to the Etihad Stadium for a British record fee.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

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Aurelien Tchouameni urges France to top group for absent boss Didier Deschamps
Deschamps will miss Friday’s clash with Norway after the death of his mother.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

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FAI to call Egm on July 8 to debate Israel games
The motion to be balloted upon is unlikely to be a boycott of the Israel fixtures.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

England Press Conference - KC Parks - Thursday June 25th
Eberechi Eze happy to bide his time with England after Arsenal experience
The Three Lions face Panama on Saturday night. 

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Scotland v Brazil - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Miami Stadium
The great paradox of Scotland’s World Cup. The fans, superb. The team? Dismal
A mess against Brazil, Steve Clarke’s side are in purgatory, hanging around as a faint hope of a place in the last 32 lives on

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Cote D'Ivoire v Ecuador: Group E - FIFA World Cup 2026
Piero Hincapie makes permanent move to Arsenal
Hincapie is currently in action for Ecuador at the World Cup

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Shelbourne v Bohemians - SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division
Shelbourne part ways with head coach Joey O'Brien
Shels currently sit fifth in the Premier Division table, 14 points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Scotland v Brazil - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Miami Stadium
The matches which hold Scotland’s World Cup fate
We look at what needs to happen for Scotland to stay above other third-place teams and sneak through to the knockout stages.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

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World Cup nears halfway point with little time to reflect, just as USA and FIFA wants it
The first day off of this breakneck tournament doesn’t arrive until after the last 16, Wednesday July 8 to be exact, a full 27 days into the thing.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Scotland v Brazil - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Miami Stadium
John McGinn: Scotland need ‘miracle’ after Brazil defeat
Only the eight best third-placed teams advance to the last 32 and at the final whistle.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Scotland v Brazil - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Miami Stadium
While You Were Sleeping: All the action from the late night games and what Thursday has in store
Scotland's World Cup fate hangs in the balance, Mexico sign off the group stage in style and South Africa reach knockouts for first time in their history

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Scotland v Brazil - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Miami Stadium
Scotland’s qualification hopes left up in the air after 3-0 Brazil defeat
Optimism was high among the Tartan Army, who were vastly outnumbered in the stands by yellow shirts, but after a decent start they were again stunned by an early goal

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

South Africa v Korea Republic: Group A - FIFA World Cup 2026
South Africa stun South Korea to reach first ever World Cup knockout phase
Following a scoreless opening half at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, Thapelo Maseko scored the decisive goal, steering Tshepang Moremi’s cross into the bottom-right corner from 15 yards out

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Czechia v Mexico: Group A - FIFA World Cup 2026
Mexico complete perfect group record to send Czech Republic out
Goals from Mateo Chavez, Julian Quinones and Alvaro Fidalgo made it three wins out of three for Mexico and condemned the Czechs to an early exit at the foot of Group A

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

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