Troy Parrott celebrates scoring the winning goal in added time as the Republic of Ireland beat Hungary 3-2 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Parrott’s hat-trick had just put the Republic of Ireland into Thursday’s World Cup playoff draw in Zurich. Szoboszlai in particular was alive to a quick transition when Parrott, Ogbene or Finn Azaz coughed up the ball. And then, in the madness of a last-ditch punt by Kelleher, Scales climbed over everyone and found him for the sweetest victory imaginable. IRELAND: Kelleher; Coleman (Ebosele, 60), O’Shea, Collins, O’Brien (Manning h-t), Scales; Ogbene (Idah, 53), Cullen (Taylor, 80), Molumby (Kenny, 60), Azaz; Parrott.

Source: The Irish Times November 16, 2025 21:21 UTC