Terry Phelan’s Bold Prediction: Ireland’s Stunning 90% Chance to Defy the Odds and Qualify for the World Cup
The Republic of Ireland will bid to end a 24-year World Cup exile at the end of the month, when they take on the Czech Republic in their play-off semi-final.
After a challenging start to the 2026 qualification programme, Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side were able to turn it around and now stand just 180 minutes from the tournament.
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Terry Phelan on Ireland’s World Cup hopes
That tournament saw Ireland embroiled in the infamous Saipan incident, where captain Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy infamously clashed and has recently been immortalised on the silver screen. The team would go on to lose to Spain in the last-16.
That added to their World Cup heritage which had seen Jack Charlton lead them to the Italia 90 quarter-finals and then the round of 16 four years later in the USA.
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