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Czech Republic dash Danish hopes as they win another penalty shoot-out to make World Cup
Playoff final round-up: Bosnia-Herzegovina stun Italy to also progress to finals after penalties; Sweden and Turkey also qualify
Ken Early: ‘Why won’t Ireland score?’: Six-year-old fan at Aviva sums up the eternal mystery
But goalless draw against North Macedonia shows glimpse of future Irish talent despite World Cup hurt
Troy Parrott’s star shines again but Ireland can’t find a way past North Macedonia
A total of 17 substitutions between the two sides ruined any chance of a decent game breaking out
‘I had a Macedonia’: Ireland’s tricky opponents are proud minnows with record of surprises
Sides first met in World Cup qualifier in 1997 when Jason McAteer saw red and got a bill from Fifa
Miroslav Koubek says Czech Republic need to be ‘less nervous’ against Denmark in playoff final
Bosnia captain Edin Dzeko brushes aside Italy celebration controversy; Graham Potter looks to complete Sweden’s roundabout qualification route
Drink in the jeopardy of the World Cup playoffs, it’s the last we’ll get for a while
The expansion of this summer’s 48-team tournament mean Tuesday’s games will be the best we see until the round of 16
Sammie Szmodics one of three players ruled out of Ireland game against North Macedonia
Celtic defender Liam Scales likely to start at Aviva Stadium with Bosun Lawal in line for his first cap
Now for North Macedonia: Why you should go to Ireland’s least enticing home friendly ever
Officially the game is sold out, but chances are there’ll be plenty of empty seats at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday
You have to wonder if the Ireland players were affected by people totally losing their heads
The emergence of the self-aware, self-memifying crowd has been an unfortunate development for Irish national team fan culture
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
‘Pain’ felt by Heimir Hallgrímsson after Prague loss shows how far Ireland have come
Manager made key changes after humiliating Armenia defeat that ultimately made the team better
Ken Early: Ireland’s loss to Czech Republic leaves us in a Kafkaesque nightmare
There’s little point raging at Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, Alan Browne, Hemir Hallgrímsson or any other individual
A team of good eggs but room for a bad one: What we learned from Ireland’s qualifying campaign
Age profile of Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side is on the right side of 30 . . . just don’t mention penalty practice
Malachy Clerkin: A brutal end but the seeds sown by Ireland’s campaign will sprout long into the future
Just as nothing lifts the country like an Ireland football team going well, nothing hurts like the dashed hopes of nearly getting there
Peak audience of 1.6m tunes in for Ireland World Cup playoff defeat to Czech Republic
Game in Prague drew an average audience of 1.37 million
Ireland blew chance against the Czechs but Hallgrímsson can lead us forward
The defeat in the Czech Republic was painful but Ireland have shown they have a highly competitive squad, albeit it with one glaring weakness
‘There has to be a winner’: Unbridled joy in Czech fans’ favourite Dublin pub
Czech supporters met in Temple Bar‘s The Lundy Foot to watch their country’s playoff game against Ireland
Irish fans stumble out of a Prague pub, drunk and shell-shocked
World Cup: Hundreds of Irish fans in The Dubliner pub fell silent as Ireland lost the penalty shoot-out
Penalties in Prague, transgender athletes, and housing demolitions in Tipperary and Meath
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This Ireland team gave everything in Prague. It wasn’t enough
Ireland let their grip on this game slip in the first half by giving away a penalty
Sammie Szmodics to remain in hospital in Prague as Ireland’s World Cup dream ends
Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson says Ipswich Town attacker was lined up to take a penalty in the shoot-out
‘It’s really hard to take’: Kevin Kilbane on Ireland’s World Cup playoff exit
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Czech Republic v Ireland: Heartbreak for Ireland as they lose on penalties - as it happened
Finn Azaz and Alan Browne miss from the spot after 2-2 draw in Prague in World Cup playoff
Ireland hearts are crushed after World Cup playoff – truly, sport is rubbish
At least we don’t have to delete all our social media stuff to ensure entrance to the USA
Ireland gave everything in war of attrition but the Czechs held their nerve in the shoot-out
For so long, Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side were good enough to go through but in the end, penalties sent them crashing out
Ireland suffer penalty heartbreak in Prague as Czech Republic march on to playoff final
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side were four minutes away from win in 90 minutes before Ladislav Krejčí’s equaliser
Thousands of Irish fans in Prague dare to hope: ‘We’re gonna nab it’
Last-minute tickets to World Cup playoff going for €300 on streets of Czech capital
Ireland v Czech Republic: Passion, composure – and Troy Parrott – needed for this one
Séamus Coleman will be almost certain to start in Prague, but will it end with Caoimhín Kelleher having to save penalties?
Ken Early: Ireland may want to avoid penalties in the home of Antonín Panenka
Scorer in 1976 Euro final has seen penalty technique copied worldwide, and Czechs have shootout record
‘Sort out The Parrot, will ye’ – Ireland fans arrive in Prague with tickets thin on ground
Tourists in Czech capital marvel at chanting Irish supporters as World Cup hopes build
Séamus Coleman: Ireland’s Mr Dependable will give it his all to make World Cup
Everton defender has stuffed so much credit in the bank that his lack of game-time at club level is not expected to be an issue
Italy v Northern Ireland: Expectation clearly lies with the home nation, says O’Neill
Gattuso says Italy are ready for direct, vertical football
Czech manager takes issue with interpretation of his Ireland comments
His new captain vows home team can get job done in World Cup playoff in Prague
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