‘Embarrassing and weak’: Scotland in World Cup war of words with Norway over cancelled training match
Scotland branded ‘unprofessional’ and ‘weak’ but stand by their decision to not play in game
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Making peil from pixels: is the new Gaelic football video game any good?
The latest attempt to do digital justice to the GAA is Gaelic Football Laochra by Belfast developer Buck Eejit Games
World Cup Group B guide: Canada sweating on fitness of Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland and Qatar also eye qualification from group
World Cup Group A guide: Mexico must finish top to set up last-16 game against England
South Africa, Czech Republic and South Korea comprise the other three competing nations in group
World Cup Group C guide: Pressure on Brazil to start strongly
Scotland have what it takes to make history
Is it heresy to suggest the World Cup is more fun when Ireland aren’t in it?
We all have our favourite World Cup memories, and in most cases, they involve sitting on a couch in a livingroom, staring at the screen
Ken Early: Gianni Infantino has little reverence, respect or feeling for football – it’s all about the money
Fifa president has focused on increasing World Cup revenue to the detriment of the game’s greatest showpiece
Kevin Kilbane: England’s Tuchel has made one glaring error in his World Cup squad selection
Some players are primed on how to slow the game down in sweltering conditions
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch against Ukraine
Former Manchester United player had previously collapsed due to cardiac arrest during the European championships in 2021
‘We are upset’: Iran players hit out at US visa delay after World Cup arrival in Mexico
Team are based in Tijuana with all group games in US as Iran FA labels visa issues ‘political interference in sport’
A tale of two Germanies: When East stunned West in a febrile 1974 World Cup clash
Franz Beckenbauer’s men lost out in a tense atmosphere amid a turbulent political backdrop, prompting a dressingroom coup by Der Kaiser
Politics of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino dominate event with flood the zone defence
Sporting anticipation for this World Cup is at an all-time low, and for good reason
Fifa will allow plastic water bottles at World Cup after backlash to ban
World Cup chief operating officer says hard-sided resealable water containers could pose ‘safety and security risk’
Here in Trump’s US the staggering expense of daily life casts a shadow over the World Cup
A record 48 teams will play across US, Canada and Mexico for sport’s most prestigious prize
RTÉ’s familiar faces stuck on the sidelines again for World Cup’s footballing feast
RTÉ’s familiar faces stuck on the sidelines again for World Cup’s footballing feast
The World Cup is a deathless carnival of garbage, a dictators’ masquerade ball. Can’t wait for it
Fifa’s spivs and charlatans know that no matter what they do to the tournament, they’ll always be able to weaponise our addiction to it
World Cup podcast: Who are favourites to win and the players to watch?
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Paul Howard: You spend your life chasing the way the World Cup made you feel when you were 11
I wish I could say I enjoyed Japan and South Korea 2002 as much as the World Cups of my childhood
Mick Lynch: FAI must take a stand and refuse to participate in Israel game
Only fair for football association to be compensated for deciding Ireland team cannot in all conscience fulfil fixture
World Cup: Extreme heat ‘a very real risk’ for fans and players, says Irish researcher
Queen’s University Belfast climate scientist says high temperatures to be big issue despite mitigation measures
New York and New Jersey subpoena Fifa over ‘manipulated’ World Cup ticketing
Joint investigation run by New York and New Jersey attorneys general concerns games at MetLife Stadium
‘My life has collapsed’: Migrant labour abuses alleged in World Cup sponsor’s supply chain
A report claims vulnerable workers injured in Saudi Arabia – including one who says his legs were crushed – received no compensation
Fifa’s fleece ‘em all mentality has immunised Americans against World Cup fever
Many American soccer fans do not appear especially excited. Even Donald Trump has baulked at the ticket prices
The World Cup will make losers of us all
Fifa is set to preside over the most polluting tournament in history
Sport cannot pretend to exist in a moral vacuum
The FAI should refuse to play fixtures against Israel until Fifa and Uefa apply the same standards they applied elsewhere
Talk of New York-Jersey World Cup trek fuels one of history’s longest-running conflicts
US authorities have warned against soccer fans walking 15km to the MetLife Stadium but train tickets reportedly cost $150
Italian sports minister dismisses plan for Azzurri to replace Iran at 2026 World Cup
Andrea Abodi says proposal put forward by a special envoy to Donald Trump ‘is firstly not possible, and secondly not appropriate’
Liverpool want fans to keep singing as they lose 4-0, then say nothing as they charge more
The club seems to be saying: your job is to keep singing for us even as we lose 4-0, then shut your mouth when we charge you more
Trump’s World Cup has a strong whiff of the last days of Rome
With a host nation at war and ‘Fifa’ rendered as a swear word, escapism will be hard to find this summer
Nasri’s nosh could come at a cost as French tax officials eye a bite
Nasri being grilled; an irate Raymond Domenech; Apocalypse now; ticket price madness; and more
Fifa raises top ticket price for World Cup final to over €9,500
New tickets released for some group games and final
Who has qualified for the World Cup and what groups are they in?
Ireland have not made it to the tournament in North America, as the final 48 teams are set after playoffs
From North Macedonia to Munster, it doesn’t pay for teams to be hopeless for long
More and more sports bodies realise the value of keeping teams in the running for glory for as long as possible
Going to Prague? Avoid taxis, try the Vietnamese food and other tips from an Irish local
As Republic of Ireland football fans travel for the play-off What are the pubs to drink in and places to see according to a Limerick native
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