Republic of Ireland MNT

It is not much better for supporters planning to go as getting to games is a convoluted and expensive challenge

Kickoffs set for 2am and 3am Irish time in group stage matches in Mexico

Mexico at home would be difficult opposition, while Son Heung-min is prolific in MLS

Irish manager focused on playoffs to make tournament first of all

World Cup draw was for tournament to be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico

Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson says it’s a group ‘we would fancy qualifying from’

Northern Ireland could play Canada, Qatar and Switzerland

An ideal draw could leave Irish supporters California dreaming if we can make it through the playoffs

Tickets would be available at initial prices, rather than inflated by Fifa’s dynamic pricing model

Where to stay and what else to see when the Republic of Ireland play the Czech Republic in March

Evan Ferguson started for Roma but was taken off at half-time

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World Cup draw will take place in Washington on Friday week

Sales of the Parrott jersey have gone through the roof in Alkmaar, with Shelbourne next on the striker’s hit list

Gian Piero Gasperini believes the Irish striker has the qualities to be a star for his title-chasing team

Finn Azaz delivered his best performance in a Southampton shirt and Mikey Johnston shone for West Brom

Heimir Hallgrímsson enjoyed his ‘told you so’ moment after remarkable double-header that revived World Cup hopes

A 16-team tournament would have put paid to qualification hopes long ago

Transfers, form, fitness: settle in for months of obsessing over the almost 40 players with a chance of making the squad in March

Reserves of hope were low until two implausible victories over Portugal and Hungary

Thursday’s playoff draw sees Ireland play the least intimidating opponents they could have been pitted against

Ireland manager is in strong position to command increase on his €650,000 salary with lucrative bonus for World Cup qualification

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men need to win two more games to make it to the tournament in North America next summer

Ryanair adds 3,000 seats to cater for demands as ticket prices sky-rocket but there are alternatives

Czechs operating under interim manager while federation withheld player bonuses after win over Gibraltar

Northern Ireland to play Italy in March after tricky draw

The morale of Czech football is low after a defeat to the Faroe Islands last month

Ireland head coach hoping fans get a chance of a home playoff final at the Aviva Stadium

Whether it’s Troy Parrott’s hat-trick or Loughmacrory winning their first county final, the joy goes beyond boundaries

Our writers have given their views, now it’s your turn

Path to North America made clearer by Tuesday’s final group results

Keep the faith, but the Republic of Ireland’s record doesn’t make for optimistic reading

Czech Republic have been in turmoil, while Wales end their campaign on a high

The days of provocatively looking for Croke Park’s reaction to the Irish soccer team are gone

Republic of Ireland to face away playoff semi-final

Parrott’s lack of ego, his grit and the way he says ‘we’ rather than ‘I’ were forged in adversity and disappointment

The ecstasy of Sunday’s win over Hungary felt a world away from the despair of September’s loss to Armenia

Dutch football writer Jan Willem Spaans on the way Ireland’s young striker silenced critics in the Netherlands and became AZ’s talisman

There’s a number of variables in play ahead of Thursday’s draw as the final qualifier groups are completed