Ireland, Cristiano Ronaldo and World Cup
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Ireland’s 2–0 win over Portugal sparked outrage in Lisbon, with Ronaldo’s red card, player–fan clashes, and scathing criticism dominating Portuguese media
After Ireland's thrilling win over Portugal, Head Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson says his Boys in Green "need to win" over Hungary on Sunday.
RTE viewers hailed one Ireland supporter in particular for how he revelled in Cristiano Ronaldo seeing red at the Aviva Stadium. Having been bottled up for an hour of gametime, the veteran lost
The last time Ronaldo visited Dublin was in 2021, and it resulted in a historic result for the Boys in Green during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, with the star-studded Iberian outfit held to a 0-0 draw.
Currently one win away from booking a place in the 2026 World Cup, Portugal will head to the Aviva Stadium on Thursday for their penultimate qualifying match against Ireland.For the hosts, securing a
Catherine Connolly has a change mandate that may put her at odds with Ireland's own government—and its allies in Europe and America.
Ireland’s red card hex visited the Portuguese just like it transformed the previous home qualifiers, as Cristiano Ronaldo joined Hungary’s Rolland Sallai and Armenia’s Tigran Barseghyan in the land of headless international visitors to the Aviva Stadium.
Ireland will invest up to €93 million to help deliver the UEFA EURO 2028 Tournament, which will feature several games in Dublin.
Cristiano Ronaldo praised the atmosphere and the fans at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium ahead of Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against Ireland.