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The Indo World Cup
by Independent.ie
Never miss a kick from the 2023 Women's World Cup with the Indo World Cup daily.Join Sinéad Kissane, Dave Kelly and guests with all the latest news, interviews and reaction from the Ireland Women's team as well as the rest of the tournament every day of the tournament.
Episodes
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Tensions rise between Pauw and McCabe in controversial end to Ireland's World Cup
Ireland's World Cup controversially finished with Vera Pauw publicly reprimanding Katie McCabe for calling for a change to be made to the team with the Ireland captain appearing to respond to Pauw with a mouth zipped emoji on social media. Ireland gained their first point of the World Cup with a...
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Is Vera Pauw being left in the lurch by the FAI?
Vera Pauw could be facing into her final game as Ireland manager with a growing uncertainty about her future on the eve of Ireland's final World Cup game against Nigeria. Talks appear to have stalled between her and the FAI about a contract extension with Ireland's first-ever Women's World Cup...
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One last dance together in Brisbane for Ireland World Cup squad
The Ireland squad are spending their last few days together in Brisbane before their World Cup group finale against Nigeria on Monday. There's uncertainty over the future of Vera Pauw and whether she will be offered a new contract by the FAI. And will any players decide to retire from…
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Pauw future as Ireland manager to come into focus as Irish squad get set to sign off on debut World Cup
Vera Pauw's future as Ireland manager is set to come into focus as Ireland get set to sign-off on their debut World Cup. The Ireland squad play their final group stage against Nigeria in Brisbane on Monday after which they will return home. Dave Kelly talks about how discussions over a new…
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World Cup debut will increase expectation for more major tournaments - Marie Hourihan
Former Ireland goalkeeper Marie Hourihan believes there will be an increased expectation for Ireland to qualify for future major tournaments after their debut Women's World Cup. Ireland's 2-1 defeat to Canada yesterday means their involvement in Australia will end after Monday's final group game...
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Defeat ends Ireland's hopes of progression to last 16 place in World Cup
Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the last 16 of the World Cup ended with a 2-1 defeat to Canada in Perth. Captain Katie McCabe scored a historic goal for Ireland after three minutes but a Megan Connolly own goal and a second half strike from Adriana Leon ensured the win for the reigning Olympic...
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Injury concerns hang over Ireland on eve of World Cup game against Canada
Louise Quinn and Heather Payne are fitness concerns for Ireland on the eve of their World Cup game against Canada tomorrow. Quinn is recovering from an ankle problem while Payne didn't train fully today with strapping on her right leg. Dave Kelly has the latest from the Ireland and Canada camps...
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Quinn set to be fit for World Cup game against Canada
Louise Quinn is set to be fit for Ireland's second game of the World Cup against Canada on Wednesday. The Ireland squad has arrived in Perth with Quinn wearing a protective boot over the weekend after a foot injury she picked up in the opening 1-0 loss to Australia. Dave Kelly has all the latest...
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Ireland need a more aggressive and brave approach – Marie Hourihan
Former international Marie Hourihan says Vera Pauw needs to deploy a more aggressive and brave approach for the team if Ireland are to remain in the Women's World Cup beyond the group stage. Ireland - bottom of Group B - need to get some points out of their game with Canada next Wednesday.…
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Ireland's World Cup group thrown open and Aussie reaction to McCabe physicality
Ireland's World Cup group has been thrown open after Nigeria held Olympic champions Canada to a 0-0 draw in Melbourne today. Aussie media have also been giving their reaction to some of Ireland captain Katie McCabe's tackles during their 1-0 defeat to Australia yesterday. Our reporter in…
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Ireland open World Cup with 1-0 defeat to Australia
Ireland began the Women's World Cup with a 1-0 loss to Australia in Sydney today. Stand-in captain Steph Catley scored a second half penalty for the co-hosts. Our reporter in Australia Dave Kelly gave his thoughts to Sinéad Kissane on Ireland's opening performance as they now face into a likely...
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The World Cup is the greatest event in sport
"What the hell was that?!" Dan McDonnell and Aidan O'Hara thought they had the best-suited kick-off time for deadlines and podcasts. As it turned out, Dan had to go straight to the airport from the World Cup final. So much happened in this game that ended with Argentina being crowned world...
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Who will win the World Cup and who can qualify for the 48-team World Cup?
Brian Kerr joins Aidan and Dan for The Indo World Cup's World Cup final preview. Argentina against France, Mbappe against Messi, Loris against Martinez for the Golden Glove, and the very real prospect of penalty kicks. Brian Kerr doesn't think penalties are a satisfactory way to end a tournament...
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Marking Mbappe, heavyweight final, Qatar's PSG victory
Gary Breen joins Dan and Aidan to relive France's 2-0 semi-final win over Morocco. The former Republic of Ireland defender discusses the best way to try and live with Kylian Mbappe on a football pitch, Girezmann's brilliance and the Argentina and French World Cup final ahead. Dan dials in from...
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Why does everyone want Argentina to win? And Morocco put 'em under pressure
More Messi magic means that Julian Alvarez's two goals and winning of a penalty for the only other goal in a World Cup semi-final still consign him to the part of supporting actor. Lionel Messi will contest the World Cup final in what could be his final World Cup tournament after Argentina ran...
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It will be Messi or Modric's story to tell
This is a victory for Croatia's football culture. They're not some plucky underdog, like the numbers would suggest. They've been doing this consistently over a sustained period of time and it's a habit they've formed produces brilliant, effective football players. But the Argentina culture stands...
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England will win one but stick or twist for Southgate?
Revel in it while you can is the warning from The Indo World Cup today. England will win a major championship. Dan McDonnell was at the England-France game in Qatar on Saturday night and he's seen enough to suggest it's coming. Harry Kane's penalty blazed over the bar was enough for Didier...
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Dion Fanning on England v France, Argentina/Brazil fortunes, Grant Wahl tribute
Dion Fanning of The Currency joins Dan and Aidan today to preview England v France, the notion of rooting for the English and everpresent debate of Gareth Southgate's chops for the job. Pre-tournament favourites Brazil are gone whilst Argentina came out at the other side of their own penalty...
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How Brian Kerr reintroduced Roy Keane to the Ireland squad
Brian Kerr is back today to preview the first batch of World Cup quarter-finals as Croatia prepare for favourites Brazil and Netherlands face off with Lionel Messi and Argentina. Kerr recalls watching Pele play for Santos in Ireland and, on the topic of Cristiano Ronaldo's influence around the...
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The fan parks, distorted reality and the 'Fake News' defenders of Qatar
The world's media has been in Qatar a number of weeks now and, more and more, the reviews are coming in that this place isn't so bad after all. As broadcasters move from waterfront apartments to VIP access at football games, too many are mistaking their personal experience for the reality of the...
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The biggest story of the last 16: Roy Keane's reaction
Aidan O'Hara and Dan McDonnell get into it: The Roy Keane Factor and The Roy Keane Vortex. What starts as a specific reaction to Roy Keane's reaction to Brazil players' celebrations during their 4-1 win over South Korea, this podcast broadens out and delves into a wider media discussion about…
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Wenger, Bellingham and Gary Breen finally compares Neymar to Duff
Maybe it's not fair on any modern footballer to use Damien Duff as an unattainable yard stick but Gary Breen goes there when assessing the finished product of this Brazil squad and Neymar Jr. England stormed through into the quarter-finals last night by swatting Senegal aside and Roy Keane was…
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Are Argentina draining themselves and can Senegal beat England?
Shamrock Rovers and Cape Verde defender Pico Lopes joins the show today to talk about playing Senegal, their strengths and weaknesses and their realistic chances of knocking England out of the World Cup without Sadio Mane and Idrissa Gueye. Dan McDonnell reports on Argentina's victory over...
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Uruguay cry conspiracy and Brian Kerr impressed by USA
Brian Kerr joins The Indo World Cup today to preview Argentina v Australia and Netherlands v USA and, as expected, it's detailed and insightful. On Friday, the tears of Luis Suarez quickly turned to the anger of a lot of Uruguay players who chased the referee off the pitch following their 2-0 win...
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Spain reality, Lukaku pain and why Portugal can go the whole way
Mark Ogden of ESPN joins the podcast to discuss Ronaldo and Portugal as dark horses. The romanticism of Messi, England and the USA hype in America. Dan McDonnell is in Qatar for the Irish Independent and few would’ve had a day as eventful. From Luis Suarez’s blockbuster press conference,...
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Knives out in Belgium but zero drama with Argentina
Of all the drama you would’ve predicted for Wednesday night’s final group games, Argentina avoiding any kind of fuss, drama or hysterics wouldn’t have been bandied about in too many quarters. But they got the job done so professionally (having missed a first half Messi penalty of course) that…
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England end the Wales era and set up banana skin encounter
It was always expected that England would make the World Cup quarter-finals – and it’s always been risky that they’d overlook a team like Senegal – and now they’ve cruised into the last 16 with a comfortable 3-0 dismissal of Wales. Dan McDonnell was in the stadium in Qatar was impressed with how...
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Finish like Aboubakar, Brazil fanfare and Dan on the metro station floor
The trick to finishing with composure, with class, with conviction like Vincent Aboubakar? Finish like you think you’re already offside. Pico Lopes explained to The Indo World Cup podcast just how lethal the Cameroon forward was and he showed it to the world during a thrilling comeback against...
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"De Bruyne is reminding me of Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal with how he's acting"
Belgium and their (don't say it, don't say it, don't say it...) Golden Generation are in danger of being eliminated from their World Cup group after a humbling defeat to Morocco. Aidan O'Hara and Dan McDonnell discuss the latest installment of disappointment this team now predictably offers and,...
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Mbappe evolution sets him apart from football's other forwards
Kylian Mbappe is 24 years of age and he's already adapting his game like an experienced, ageing player who had lost all his pace. Except, Kylian Mbappe hasn't lost any pace - not even a little bit. On The Indo World Cup, Aidan O'Hara is joined by Dan McDonnell in Qatar who witnessed France pick...
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"The queer community of Qatar are going to get this way worse when the World Cup leaves"
Aidan O'Hara sits down with the Irish Independent's Kevin Beirne for a feature piece on how football is turning people away from the sport. Beirne speaks of his lived experience as a bisexual, the hyper awareness, the self-policing, the everyday difficulties simply not faced by many. And now…
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We're all part of the Ronaldo show and Gary Breen on how England can win
What might have been if Inaki Williams didn’t lose his footing in the dying seconds of Portugal’s victory over Ghana. Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa got caught with an old classic, forgetting there’s one more player behind you, as he rolled the ball in front of him but, once again, we were...
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Are Germany gone already just as World Cup is firing up?
Germany struck a blow for everyone and every thing being silenced by FIFA with their pre-match photograph when the players all covered their mouths as if they were being muzzled. But within hours, they had one foot out of the competition. Another major shock of the Qatar World Cup saw Japan come...
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Argentina panic, Mbappe and Giroud, Qatar media centre
Argentina stumbled to an opening World Cup defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi's penalty was pegged back and beaten by a brilliant Saudi team whose high line and manic pressing beat the Argentine's into panic. Shamrock Rovers and Cape Verde defender Roberto Lopes has firsthand...
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One Love breakdown, big game Bale, Dan in Doha
Daniel McDonnell arrives in Doha for the Qatar World Cup and joins Aidan O'Hara to run the rule over England's impressive victory against Iran, Gareth Bale's performance for Wales and, of course, more off-field controversies. Ahead of Tuesday's kick-offs which include champions France and Lionel...
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Stephen Kenny's team, England's armband, the Bale factor
Ireland beat Malta in the biggest event of the day... well, almost. Irish Independent football correspondent, Daniel McDonnell, is on his way to Qatar this morning but checked in to debrief on what he experienced in Malta last night as Stephen Kenny recorded his eighth victory as Republic of...
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Infantino speech, Qatar questions, Day 1
Gianni Infantino put himself in front of the media on Saturday to defend the World Cup host nation, Qatar. But his bizarre comments gained traction for all the wrong reasons. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off today with Qatar playing Ecuador, the off-field issues continue to dominate and Aidan...
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Brazil route, England chance, Portugal burnout
The first episode of The Indo World Cup previews all the groups from the 2022 tournament and looks at which teams have a tougher path to glory. The Irish Independent's Aidan O'Hara and Daniel McDonnell discuss what will be a World Cup like no other, the off-pitch problems, and the on-pitch…
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The Indo World Cup - Introduction
The Irish Independent's team of football writers come together every morning for the 2022 World Cup. With Dan McDonnell on the ground in Qatar, he joins host Aidan O'Hara back at the Dublin offices to bring the latest from the host country, discuss the biggest talking points of the tournament and...
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Never miss a kick from the 2023 Women's World Cup with the Indo World Cup daily.Join Sinéad Kissane, Dave Kelly and guests with all the latest news, interviews and reaction from the Ireland Women's team as well as the rest of the tournament every day of the tournament.
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