World Cup

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

Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Dec 1st–7th)

It is a vintage year for biographies, memoirs and deep dives into sport’s darker sides

In an era that demands showmanship from managers, he is struggling to inhabit the role of leader

Everything you need to know about the draw in Washington DC

In the ensuing mayhem, a man I’d never met before hugged me like we were old friends

World Cup draw will take place in Washington on Friday week

Fifa suspends two fixtures of three-match ban following red card in Dublin

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

In the taloned claws of the ‘patriots’, it becomes a weapon: an expression of naked racist hatred

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

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

In the News podcast: Winning in Prague would mean a home game in the Aviva

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

Caribbean island nation is the smallest to reach the finals tournament after appointing a wily coach and drawing on their diaspora

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

Steve Clarke’s history-making team has a ferocious work ethic that should typify what Scotland stands for

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

Scotland joined 41 other qualified teams last night, with Ireland looking to join them in playoffs

Scotland captain was ‘in bits’ thinking about late friend

Republic of Ireland to face away playoff semi-final

Kuper’s prose keeps the pages turning as the journey becomes a re-examination of the author’s life choices

Vinnie Leonard on target for Ireland but Switzerland prove too clinical to match

Defender Finn Sherlock says confidence is high ahead of Switzerland encounter

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

Over the campaign, this Ireland side showed themselves to be all the things you’d want from a team representing the country

Manager is cemented in the job now if he wants to take Ireland on the Euro 2028 campaign

Turned out the hope didn’t kill us after all, as Troy Parrott hat-trick against Hungary lifted us all up to cloud nine

Heimir Hallgrímsson well placed for new deal after securing World Cup playoff spot

Positives vastly outweigh the negatives but goal-shy midfield remains a concern

Ireland’s win over Hungary saw the most dramatic Irish late winner ever followed by the best goal celebration