Katie McCabe

Ireland made history in Glasgow qualifying for their first World Cup. Here is how the Girls in Green got on in a remarkable night at Hampden Park, ...

Industrious as ever, the Ireland captain drew several fouls and was a constant thorn in the Scots’ side all evening. The hero of Finland, Agg enjoyed a fine performance and won the ball back on several occasions in midfield. Like Quinn, she was superbly calm when the game was in the melting pot. Making her 91st cap, Caldwell enjoyed a solid game on the left of Ireland’s back three. The Wicklow native had a fine evening, and was typically calm and assured at the heart of Ireland’s defence. Afterwards, Brosnan was superb under the high ball, quick off her line and made a big save from Erin Cuthbert’s effort on 70 minutes to keep Ireland ahead.

Katie McCabe is potentially 90 minutes away from captaining Ireland to a first ever World Cup finals. The armband is something she has proudly worn since ...

“For me, we have an identity in how we play. “There’s not a weight on my shoulders,” McCabe replied. You want to be free to make mistakes and hide yourself at times,” said Pauw. We weren’t meeting up at the time, why was Colin Bell ringing me?” McCabe recalled. “I feel the support and the love and the backing from the nation.” She added: “For us it’s about, obviously going to that first major tournament in our history and what it would do for football in Ireland would be massive,” she said. “But it wasn’t about that, it was about me and I was given the captaincy because of how I was as a person, how I was as a player, what Colin saw in me at the time, as a leader. “I wouldn’t have been able to kind of be where I am without the support network I have around me within the team, those senior players to lean on in difficult moments,” she said. “And having those senior girls around me at the time to pick me up in difficult moments if I was maybe not doing the right thing, was really important, and still is to this day.” She continued: “You look at the great captains that I had in teams, you look like Robbie Keane, really important captains and leaders and it is, ‘What did they do?’. “I was actually on holiday at the time because it was in the off-season. “I thought I was in trouble,” she said on Monday night.

'Anyone buying or selling tickets, folks?' Katie McCabe may exactly not be flogging passes for next year's World Cup - she'll have bigger business to attend ...

We're going to a World Cup, it's a dream come true for all of us." we spoke about it beforehand, all we needed was one chance and we caught them on the counter," O'Sullivan said. I'm very proud, we've a lot of fans out here tonight and we want to thank them. we're going to a World Cup!" "We catch teams out on the counter-attack like we did tonight. "We love [defending].

Katie McCabe speaking at yesterday's pre-match press conference. Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO. Updated 7 hours ago. KATIE MCCABE THOUGHT she was in trouble when she ...

I feel the support and the love and the backing from the nation. And when I came back it was about being myself and showing that bringing it. It’s another game of football at the end of the day.” “He signed me as a young kid with a dream to play for Arsenal. At the start, I was thinking, ‘What would Emma Byrne do in this situation?’ “I usually choose older players but probably there was nobody available. Just before McCabe was asked about her experience of being chosen as Ireland captain at such a young age, Pauw was. I’ll be looking forward to seeing him tomorrow, but it’s all about Ireland for me. She’s their captain and a leader.” You can’t get rid of me just yet,” the 27-year-old laughs, cutting a relaxed figure on the eve of the biggest game of her international career thus far. She was on holidays in the off-season of 2017 when she was asked to be Ireland’s youngest-ever captain. It was about being myself and leading in my own way, it wasn’t what anyone else would do.

Barrett, based in Germany for the last three years, was among the Donegal trio in the squad crestfallen by the events in Cresslough at the weekend when 10 ...

Seeing the people here and those at home, this is for all of them and the kids growing up. On the goal, she added to RTÉ: “That was the longest 20 minutes of my life after that goal. “I’ve been sombre the last few days.

It was a historic evening for Katie McCabe and the Republic of Ireland as they qualified for the Women's World Cup – the first major tournament in their ...

It is a privilege for me to bring them in and do the same thing here. Both Lina Hurtig and Stina Blackstenius featured in Sweden's frontline as the side put three past France. Over at Brighton's Amex Stadium, England were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by the Czech Republic. Ever since she took charge in 2021, Wiegman has yet to lose a game as England manager. Over in Zurich, Switzerland scored a dramatic winner in extra time to beat Wales and secure their place at next year's World Cup. Caitlin Foord continues to enjoy a superb run of form as she netted two goals in Australia's friendly against Denmark.