Ireland Overview

Troy Parrott has been a prolific presence for Eredivisie side AZ and the Republic of Ireland national team, so why has a Premier League team not taken a “£25-30 million” punt on the Tottenham academy graduate? Ray Houghton has asked that question during an exclusive interview with GOAL, as Parrott is backed to net “12-14 goals” in the English top-flight.

Four nations made debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan gracing the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It was the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and Cape Verde achieved the feat of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages, before succumbing to Lionel Messi's Argentina in a classic.