Yes.

Football is the most widely supported and watched sport in the world.

Edit - Lmao they blocked me for the reply above

You're wrong.

Whilst the country is Éire (or Ireland), the team is not.

The women's football team representing Éire is The Republic of Ireland's Women's National Team.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_women%27s_national_football_team?wprov=sfla1

Which is useful considering there are two countries located on the island of Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Women's National Team represents Northern Ireland.

Perhaps you are confused by the badge? But best to be correct before you tell others they are wrong.

It's a Irish publication we (people living in Ireland) are very aware that it is the Football World Cup due to all the talk over the last while. I admit if u don't live in Ireland it might not nake sense. But as I said its a Irish publication aimed at the Irish Market.

I think this is the first time in months I've seen someone admit being wrong on Reddit without a mob of hundreds telling them so. Good on you (honestly).

Look I don't want to be negative about the Irish team, but I think the reason why there's more interest in this game is because this is the ONLY group game that the Australian national team is playing in Sydney - I imagine many of the fans attending this game will be cheering for the home team.

This article is taking a bit of liberty:

>Should the match be moved to the Accor Stadium, the game would be played in front of the second biggest crowd in Women's World Cup history.

This is kind of assuming that the stadium sells out.

As a Sydney-sider, the smaller stadium is actually much better than the bigger one, it's much easier to get to for one, and it's purpose built for footyball, the big one is a track and field stadium. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually sell the same number or even fewer tickets if they move the game to homebush.

They omit "football" when they're discussing the popular version in the context of world championships of men's football.

The article title is at least less ambiguous, because it says "Ireland World Cup opener" - clearly discussing the most popular sport in Ireland, which is football. Most people outside Ireland don't have the faintest clue what the most popular women's sport in Ireland is.

Holly crap you are right, and I haven’t!!!!

Correct!

I don't think you've thought this argument through. If it just said "differently abled teens' national team" it wouldn't logically follow that it's a soccer team.

No, the GAA promotes traditionally Irish games like hurling, camogie, gaelic football, etc. The FAI is what you’re thinking of.

Edit: ok cool downvote me even though I fucking live there lol

Edit: I’m wrong, see below

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Where did he say that? He said football is.

Women's football is definitely not the most popular sport on the planet

Am I the only one to be bothered by journalists acting like soccer is the default sport?

Actually, the football (soccer) team is the Republic of Ireland. The country is simply Ireland.

The island of Ireland has two soccer teams. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, hence the distinction. They have an all Ireland team for other sports including rugby.

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In Ireland football refers to GAA. Its normally cslled soccer

As football is the most popular sport on the planet, most headlines will omit 'football' when talking about the men's or women's FIFA World Cups

they're just very good at womaning.

It’s not a huge deal but.. it’s “Ireland”, not “Republic of Ireland”

Lol, I like how the title sounds like it's just a Team of Women, qualified for Women's Cup. No sports, just general Women's Games, a global celebration of womanhood. :P

I saw a baby giraffe born at the San Diego Zoo about 2009 or so - most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in my life!! Just incredible the baby was as tall as my husband!!

Only?

That's Australia's biggest stadium...