Irish football has reasons for optimism despite crushing Prague defeat – it’s just hard to see them today
Heimir Hallgrimsson will have to use Thursday night’s pain to forge a better future on the road to Euro 2028.
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Irish football has reasons for optimism despite crushing Prague defeat – it’s just hard to see them today
Heimir Hallgrimsson will have to use Thursday night’s pain to forge a better future on the road to Euro 2028.
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Ireland's Prague pain World Cup dream ends in penalty shootout defeat to Czechia

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Ireland's World Cup dreams are over after penalty heartbreak in Prague
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Heartache
Ireland feel a brutal World Cup pain with ghosts that will stalk and linger
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Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Czechia
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SNAP REACTION: Ireland’s World Cup dream ends in penalty shootout heartbreak
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'I feel pain' – Hallgrimsson's reaction to Ireland's latest play-off heartbreak
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Ireland’s penalty shootout heartbreak in Prague draws record numbers for RTÉ
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'I feel pain' – Hallgrimsson's reaction to Ireland's latest play-off heartbreak
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SNAP REACTION: Ireland’s World Cup dream ends in penalty shootout heartbreak
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Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Czechia
Ireland feel a brutal World Cup pain with ghosts that will stalk and linger
From a position of control in the game and then the penalty shootout, the Boys in Green are unable to progress.
Ireland's World Cup dreams are over after penalty heartbreak in Prague
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