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Off The Ball’s Ben Symes was in Dalymount Park as Bohemian’s defeated St Pat’s Athletic in a controversial encounter, as goalscorer Ross Tierney admitted that his goal ‘may have been come off his hand’!
Ben got the post-match thoughts from Tierney, as well ass Bohs boss Alan Reynolds and St Pat’s manager Stephen Kenny.

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Phil Egan is here with Friday’s World Cup Daily as the group stage drama ramps up and the knockouts come into view.
Germany are stunned by Ecuador in New Jersey, the Netherlands seal top spot with a 3-1 win over Tunisia, and Japan set up a blockbuster meeting with Brazil. There’s also a big night for Ivory Coast, plus Portugal push back on the idea they’re too reliant on Cristiano Ronaldo.
We look ahead to a packed slate of games, and there’s League of Ireland build-up too: Bohemians vs St Pat’s live from Dalymount, plus updates from around the Premier Division.
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The WOTS team are back in studio with a special guest in OTB's Ben Symes, who may have watched the most World Cup games of anyone in the country...
Is it the timezones? Is it the money? Was it Ireland's heartbreak vs Czechia..? We dive into why the World Cup hype wave hasn't crashed on Irish shores just yet.
And if you're on the World Cup sticker buzz like Ben, stay tuned to see what stickers we draw because they could be yours!
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Phil Egan is back with Thursday’s World Cup Daily, starting with bombshell League of Ireland news as Shelbourne part ways with head coach Joey O’Brien, with Lorcan Fitzgerald stepping in on an interim basis.
At the World Cup, Scotland’s qualification hopes are hanging by a thread after a damaging 3-0 defeat to Brazil — with Steve Clarke admitting the gap to the top sides is still stark, and Nathan Patterson pointing to costly errors.
Plus, South Africa make history by reaching the last 32, Canada book a first-ever knockout tie, and we look ahead to key Groups E, F and D fixtures — with a big question: can the Netherlands finally go all the way?
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