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Evan Ferguson to miss Hungary game with ankle injury

Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson will miss tomorrow's crucial World Cup qualifier against Hungary.

Piers Morgan accuses Dara O'Shea of diving for Cristiano Ronaldo red card

Piers Morgan has let his strong feelings about Cristiano Ronaldo be known many times on social media and the broadcaster has now taken aim at Ireland defender Dara O'Shea over the Portuguese captain's red card in Dublin.

Northern Ireland suffer late defeat in Slovakia but clinch World Cup play-off

Tomas Bobcek’s stoppage-time goal ended Northern Ireland’s hopes of making it out of World Cup qualifying Group A but they came away from a 1-0 loss in Slovakia assured of a play-off place regardless.

Germany on brink of World Cup qualification after 2-0 win over Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG :Germany forward Nick Woltemade scored twice in the second half to give the four-time world champions a hard-earned 2-0 win over Luxembourg in their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, leaving them on the brink of automatic qualification.

Slovakia snatch victory over Northern Ireland to set up thrilling Group A finale

Slovakia's Tomas Bobcek scored in stoppage time to seal a dramatic 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifier on Friday after two VAR disallowed goals, with both sides clinching at least a playoff spot.