# Out The Gap
From The 42
Soccer - This month June 2026
# On The Ground
From The 42
# On The Ground
Mexico City gripped by protests and blockades with World Cup about to get underway
In a city where it feels like the walls are closing in, Fifa president Gianni Infantino takes centre stage acting like a man without a care in the world.
# Nations League
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# Nations League
Moving Ireland-Israel game to Hungary simply removes right to protest, activists argue
- Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats are tabling motions in the Dáil calling for the game to be called off.
- The Stop the Game campaign has threatened a judicial review over the "collective failure" to stop the fixtures from going ahead.
# Match Report
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# Match Report
Ireland must settle for World Cup play-offs after more Malard magic in France
Les Bleues were reduced to 10 in the second half, but held on for automatic qualification.
# Match Preview
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# Match Preview
Anything is possible as Ireland within touching distance of ultimate World Cup dream
Carla Ward’s side face France in Grenoble, with automatic qualification for Brazil 2027 on the line.
# Getting Closer
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# Getting Closer
A love letter and a lament to football on the eve of the World Cup
For most of us, the game is a daily, weekly, ritual that blends into one so as to feel eternal.
# Ready To Go
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# Ready To Go
'It would be one of the biggest stories in world football'
Carla Ward says Ireland have ‘nothing to lose and everything to gain’ as they target automatic World Cup qualification.
# 1958 AND ALL THAT
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# 1958 AND ALL THAT
Some kind of miracle: The forgotten story of Northern Ireland at the 1958 World Cup
The first time an Irish team made it to the World Cup, they got to the quarter-finals.
# 2026 World Cup
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# 2026 World Cup
Meet the World Cup Freemasons: 'We are a group based on trust. Profiteering is not allowed'
The 42 speaks to some of the fans from around the globe who are in football’s most coveted circle.
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