World Cup

Based on past experience, we IT sportswriters should probably offer advance apologies to all those we have predicted to have a mighty 2024

The World Champions hand Brazil third straight loss after crowd violence delay in Rio

A statement from Football Australia said it had ‘explored the opportunity’ of a bid but had decided against it

Decision looks to have paved the way for Saudi Arabia to host the tournament in 2034

Unrepentant Spanish football association president’s outrageous behaviour could prove a significant episode for Spain’s MeToo moment and the broader society

The work of thousands of youth coaches is evident now in the textbook technique the Spanish have turned into a national style

Planet Business: Rupert Murdoch’s new date, Russia’s rouble woes and the commercial winners of the Fifa Women’s World Cup

‘We want to push on and make major tournaments a regular thing,’ says captain Katie McCabe

Women's World Cup match saw an average of 550,600 watching, an audience share of 68.9 per cent

Megan Carter from Wexford quit her jobs as a financial analyst to follow Ireland in the World Cup in Australia

Ireland’s second-greatest goalscorer behind Robbie Keane worked in a vacuum for women’s soccer, but is glad to see Ireland finally reaching the World Cup and reaching a wider fanbase

The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

Squad Watch: Pauw will be encouraged by the return to action of Niamh Fahey and Leanne Kiernan for Liverpool

Argentine signs three-year deal and replaces Diego Alonso after World Cup failure

Republic of Ireland players past and present tell Mary Hannigan how far the country has come, from Portakabins to the World Cup

Clubs will also get a greater say in football calendar as deal could make European Super League less likely

Forward claims 99th international goal from a free-kick sending crowd in Buenos Aires into raptures

EU ethics controversies ‘play into the hands of Eurosceptics and anti-vaxxers’, says European Ombudsman

Tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico will have 12 groups of four teams

Letter urges Fifa to ‘stop looking the other way’ as its congress meets in Rwanda this week

Does the condensed bottom and narrowness of many results mean the league’s teams are levelling up?

Striker’s 13 goals in 1958 helped Les Bleus reach semi-finals

Amnesty International speaks out against potential partnership due to women’s rights situation in Saudi Arabia

World Cup set to start in Auckland on 20th July

After three defeats in a row against France, this Irish team needs a win over World Cup hosts and reigning Grand Slam champions

France lost the World Cup final to Argentina on penalties

Having played his part in all three Argentina goals he then scored the first goal in the penalty shoot-out

French forward scores late penalty to secure PSG 2-1 win over Strasbourg

My failure rate was far worse than random chance; it was as though some instinct was leading me unerringly to the exact opposite of the truth

From politics to entertainment and sport, Eoin Butler casts a critical eye over the heroes and the zeros of 2022

The tale of a grumpy man in a beard who’s not Keane on being back in the Sky Sports commentary box so soon after Qatar

Salt Bae caused controversy by celebrating with the Argentinian players

Morocco move up to 11th and replace Senegal as the top African nation

The perils of extra time

Previous record-holder was a photograph of an egg with 55.7m likes

Messi and World Cup-winning squad complete their victory parade in Buenos Aires with a helicopter flyover

Champions come back from Qatar with Buenos Aires in party mode since dramatic final victory

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with The Irish Times sports team

‘World Cup was good because football is good. This is why Qatar paid $220bn to borrow its light’

Qatar tournament in review - Mbappé's greatness; Morocco make history; infamous Infantino