Ireland’s World Cup qualification chances: With two games left how can we earn a play-off place?

Ireland's World Cup Qualification Chances

Ireland's chances of qualifying for the World Cup have become slim, but they can still earn a play-off place.

According to Heimir Hallgrimsson,

a "shitty game and win 1-0"
would be acceptable, and Ireland achieved this result against Armenia with a below-par performance.

Ireland's position in Group F remains challenging, as they would have jumped to second place if they had scored more goals against Armenia and Hungary had lost to Portugal.

However, Dominik Szoboszlai's injury-time equalizer for Hungary against Portugal has made Ireland's task more difficult for next month.

Author's summary: Ireland's World Cup qualification chances slim.

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Independent.ie Independent.ie — 2025-10-15