Neil

Statto by day. Everton home and away. Born-again golfer.

[Amos Murphy @AmosMurphy_]

Curacao, ranked 82nd in the world, have Germany, ranked 10th, on the ropes... but let's stop for a "hydration break" in an air-conditioned stadium.

What an absolute farce.

[Neil @heavytrunks]

Worth saving this... @dodgybananas @wanchope43 @jonny_cleary

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

2026 FIFA World Cup Irish Kick-Off Times:

(Counting morning games on same day)

Thursday 11th June:

20:00 - Mexico vs South Africa
03:00 - South Korea vs Czechia

Friday 12th June:

20:00 - Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
02:00 - USA vs Paraguay

Saturday 13th June:

20:00 - Qatar vs Switzerland
23:00 - Brazil vs Morocco
02:00 - Haiti vs Scotland
05:00 - Australia vs Turkey

Sunday 14th June:

18:00 - Germany vs Curaçao
21:00 - Netherlands vs Japan
00:00 - Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
03:00 - Sweden vs Tunisia

Monday 15th June:

17:00 - Spain vs Cape Verde
20:00 - Belgium vs Egypt
23:00 - Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
02:00 - Iran vs New Zealand

Tuesday 16th June:

20:00 - France vs Senegal
23:00 - Iraq vs Norway
02:00 - Argentina vs Algeria
05:00 - Austria vs Jordan

Wednesday 17th June:

18:00 - Portugal vs DR Congo
21:00 - England vs Croatia
00:00 - Ghana vs Panama
03:00 - Uzbekistan vs Colombia

Thursday 18th June:

17:00 - Czechia vs South Africa
20:00 - Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
23:00 - Canada vs Qatar
02:00 - Mexico vs South Korea

Friday 19th June:

20:00 - USA vs Australia
23:00 - Scotland vs Morocco
01:30 - Brazil vs Haiti
04:00 - Turkey vs Paraguay

Saturday 20th June:

18:00 - Netherlands vs Sweden
21:00 - Germany vs Ivory Coast
01:00 - Ecuador vs Curaçao
05:00 - Tunisia vs Japan

Sunday 21st June:

17:00 - Spain vs Saudi Arabia
20:00 - Belgium vs Iran
23:00 - Uruguay vs Cape Verde
02:00 - New Zealand vs Egypt

Monday 22nd June:

18:00 - Argentina vs Austria
22:00 - France vs Iraq
01:00 - Norway vs Senegal
04:00 - Jordan vs Algeria

Tuesday 23rd June:

18:00 - Portugal vs Uzbekistan
21:00 - England vs Ghana
00:00 - Panama vs Croatia
03:00 - Colombia vs DR Congo

Wednesday 24th June:

20:00 - Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar
20:00 - Switzerland vs Canada
23:00 - Morocco vs Haiti
23:00 - Scotland vs Brazil
02:00 - Czechia vs Mexico
02:00 - South Africa vs South Korea

Thursday 25th June:

21:00 - Curaçao vs Ivory Coast
21:00 - Ecuador vs Germany
00:00 - Japan vs Sweden
00:00 - Tunisia vs Netherlands
03:00 - Paraguay vs Australia
03:00 - Turkey vs USA

Friday 26th June:

20:00 - Norway vs France
20:00 - Senegal vs Iraq
01:00 - Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia
01:00 - Uruguay vs Spain
04:00 - Egypt vs Iran
04:00 - New Zealand vs Belgium

Saturday 27th June:

22:00 - Croatia vs Ghana
22:00 - Panama vs England
00:30 - Colombia vs Portugal
00:30 - DR Congo vs Uzbekistan
03:00 - Algeria vs Austria
03:00 - Jordan vs Argentina

Sunday 28th June:

20:00 - Round of 32

Monday 29th June:

18:00 - Round of 32
21:30 - Round of 32
02:00 - Round of 32

Tuesday 30th June:

18:00 - Round of 32
22:00 - Round of 32
02:00 - Round of 32

Wednesday 1st July:

17:00 - Round of 32
21:00 - Round of 32
01:00 - Round of 32

Thursday 2nd July:

20:00 - Round of 32
00:00 - Round of 32
04:00 - Round of 32

Friday 3rd July:

19:00 - Round of 32
23:00 - Round of 32
02:30 - Round of 32

Saturday 4th July:

18:00 - Round of 16
22:00 - Round of 16

Sunday 5th July:

21:00 - Round of 16
01:00 - Round of 16

Monday 6th July:

20:00 - Round of 16
01:00 - Round of 16

Tuesday 7th July:

17:00 - Round of 16
21:00 - Round of 16

Thursday 9th July:

21:00 - Quarter Final

Friday 10th July:

20:00 - Quarter Final

Saturday 11th July:

22:00 - Quarter Final
02:00 - Quarter Final

Tuesday 14th July:

20:00 - Semi Final

Wednesday 15th July:

20:00 - Semi Final

Saturday 18th July:

22:00 - Third Place Play Off

Sunday 19th July:

20:00 - Final

All games live on RTÉ.

[Brian McDonald @BrianMcDonaldIE]

When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’

Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.

So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@RTEsport will it be geo-blocked in the North?

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@jamierkennedy Portstewart

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@BBCNewsNI if it's based on the size of the unit, why can Carroll's Irish Gift shop open on Sunday mornings and other's can't. It's hardly small in size.

[Aaron Barton @Aaron__Barton]

With the news of Ricky Van Wolfswinkel retiring, who scored his only Premier League goal against Everton, I decided to dig deeper.

A player has scored their first Premier League goal for their new club 225 times against Everton, the most of any club in the competition.

#EFC

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@lovelystuff1878

[Man Savings @man_savings]

Also available in Black - now £45

[Score Beo @Score_Beo]

Wow

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@IrishGolferMag Disgrace. Pricing the man on the street out of it to no doubt allow hundreds of influencer types in for nothing.

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@mrewanmurray How much that set you back?

[Everton Academy @EvertonAcademy]

GOAL!! And that's the hat-trick for Braiden!!

#PL2 #EFCU21

[Everton @Everton]

Visitors will get the chance to play golf inside Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium this summer in an exclusive first for the Club’s waterfront home. ⛳️🔵

[Secret Tour Pro @secrettourpro]

LIV in Negotiations with DPWT to give all players a 2 year Tour Card in exchange for investment in DPWT, increased PIF sponsorship in DPWT and LET.

#SecretTourPro

[TweeterAlliss @TweeterAlliss]

Cameron Young hit his 7 iron on 15 over 220, the Astronauts didn’t go that far, remarkable.

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Rory McIlroy has now lost strokes on in 9-of-11 approaches so far today.

Can't afford to keep missing off-the-tee and into the greens. The former is impacting the latter.

Key shots coming up on 12, 13, 14 and 15. All chances with "good" approaches.

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@MMcEwanGolf What did you make of the stadium?

[Neil @heavytrunks]

@MMcEwanGolf Stop the number of media allowed inside the ropes at tournaments. The Open is getting worse every year.

[The Sunday Game @TheSundayGame]

After 35 seasons, Michael Lyster has presented his last All-Ireland final for The Sunday Game - we look back at some highlights from his career with the programme and @rte

[The FSA @WeAreTheFSA]

PREMIER LEAGUE EXTENDS AWAY CAP

Great news and a reminder that the away cap was an FSA campaign that soooo many told us couldn't happen... but it did thanks to the relentless campaigning of our members.

Join the FSA. Join your local supporter group.

https://t.co/4KOwWW4Tov