Usually it goes the other way - they CONCEDE the winner in the 93rd minute.

Makes up for their rugby team losing a 21-0 lead on Sunday with 24 minutes left (lost 24-33 v Argentina)

10 of the 12 top European seeds qualified automatically for #WorldCup2026

The exceptions were Italy & Denmark

6 of the expected runners-up are in the play-offs. Another (NOR) won their group

5 teams (KOS, SCO, IRL, BIH, ALB) not ranked in the top-2 finished 1st or 2nd (3rd seed Scotland topped C)

European teams, their FIFA ranking before qualification and their fate (cont'd):

55 SVN❌
60 IRL P/O
65 ALB P/O
67 MKD P/O
68 GEO❌
69 FIN❌
70 ISL❌
71 NIR P/O
73 MNE❌
74 BIH P/O
76 ISR❌
82 BUL❌
92 LUX❌
98 BLR❌
99 KOS P/O

The remaining teams below Kosovo all failed to qualify.

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Cool, glad to have inspired you - and that period is even better!!!!

Ik vind het altijd verrassend dat een speler heel snel opgeroepen wordt na zijn vertrek van een 'kleinere' club. Het is niet alsof zo'n speler meteen VEEL beter is.

Niche Michiel 😉

☘️Ireland's win% against Nations Championship teams 2016 - 2025:

100% v Italy (13 matches)
100% v Argentina (4)
100% v Fiji (1)
92% v Scotland (13)
86% v Australia (7)
83% v Japan (6)
69% v Wales (13)
63% v South Africa (8)
54% v England (13)
50% v France (10)
45% v New Zealand (11)
73% v Above (99)

You lose points when you lose, unless you are too far behind your opponents (see Wales in the next 2 games).

Thanks for letting me know.

2 actually. One game was a draw.

Ah, you are at Club Brugge. That explains a lot given the climb up the Euro Club Index that the club has had Jan!!

Best of luck for the rest of the season.