Is there anything good about the 2034 World Cup going to Saudi Arabia?
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Ken Early on World Cup draw: Ireland face task to overcome Hungary, their football opposites
If Irish football has been subsisting on the poverty line, Hungarian football has had billions pumped into it
The Irish Times view on Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: sportswashing in the desert
That this decision has happened so easily is a dispiriting sign of the Saudis’ increasing hold over world sport
World Cup 2026 draw: Team-by-team guide to Ireland’s opponents
Ireland face Portugal, Denmark, Hungary and Armenia in their quest to get to the World Cup
Ireland to open World Cup qualifying campaign at home to Hungary
Ireland drawn alongside Portugal or Denmark, Hungary, and Armenia for next year’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers
Ireland to face Portugal or Denmark, Hungary, Armenia in World Cup 2026 qualifying
Follow the draw from Zürich with the Republic of Ireland in pot 3 for next year’s qualifiers
Saudi Arabia confirmed as host for the 2034 World Cup
News confirms outcome expected for more than a year since Fifa expedited its bidding process for the 2034 event
World Cup 2026 European qualifiers draw: All you need to know about Ireland’s potential group
16 European countries will qualify for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States
Manchester City to face Juventus in Club World Cup group stage
Expanded 32-team competition will take place in the United States next summer
Lily Agg unsurprised by lack of Fifa engagement over Saudi deal
Midfielder is one of five Republic of Ireland players to have signed letter objecting to sponsorship deal
Chilean football club owner settles defamation action over Amazon Prime show
Spanish businessman Jorge Segovia Bonet took case in Irish High Court against streaming TV giant over its drama series El Presidente
The ‘mistake’ that is Fifa’s Club World Cup looms large. But will it even happen?
Sponsors and broadcasters are biding their time while the players’ union has filed a lawsuit over plans for 2025 event
Gianni Infantino to avoid spotlight with 2026 World Cup draw held virtually
Controversy remains over decision to give the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
Fifa is ‘ignoring human rights report’ into Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid
Lawyers say Fifa is ‘dealing with the devil’ with Saudi bid
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