It's the World Cup Qualifiers tonight and pre-kick off we can dream of a World Cup with England, Scotland, Wales, the Republic and the Northern Irish players all turning up at a US Border and presenting their mobile phones to make sure none of them have bad mouthed the orange baboon before letting them in to grace the 2026 World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada.
With England and Scotland already qualified, it is all eyes on the other three and their two legged ties to see if any of them will be joining us but what with this being a FIFA run competition it isn't as straight forward as that as of the 16 teams playing tonight, only four will make it and if they both make it past this round, Wales and Northern Ireland will play each other so one of the Home Nations will definitely not make it.
Northern Ireland's opponents tonight are four times winners Italy in Italy but the Azzurri have not qualified for a World Cup finals since 2014 and the last time they failed to qualify before that was in 1958 when they were knocked out by Northern Ireland so what could it all mean? Eff all obviously because at odds of 1/3 on, even the bookies think the Belfast boys chances of winning are as long as a pair of Joshua Magennis's socks.
The Republic of Ireland also have a tough tie against the Czech Republic in Prague and at least Wales are are home and have a better chance against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Manager Craig Bellamy has promised that his team will: ' Go all out, we ain’t sitting back' which we will find out if it was a wise decision by about 21:30.
There is some British interest in the Ukraine V Sweden game tonight which is being played in Spain because even FIFA are not stupid enough to risk a second half drone attack disrupting the game and in the Swedish dug out will be Graham Potter who you may remember from his days leading West Ham to 19th in the League before the Hammers Directors decided that his skill set was best deployed anywhere else but at their London Stadium.
If it goes as i think it will then i only really expect Wales to be joining us dodging heavilly armed ICE Agents in the USA come June but as football fans know, sometimes miracles do happen in football although the Northern Irish would have to pick Jesus himself at Left Back if they are going to get one in Italy tonight.
Thursday, 26 March 2026
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