Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe says the team are aiming to top their World Cup qualification group. “Look, we know it’s not right on a human level what’s going on over there in Gaza,” said McCabe. But we absolutely sympathise with everything that is going on in Palestine, of course as a team and as people in Ireland. “I know my teammates are very passionate about it, as I am myself.”Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward and Katie McCabe at Tallaght Stadium ahead of Tuesday's home World Cup qualifier against France. “Look, it’s hypothetical at the minute,” said McCabe when asked if the team would fulfil such a fixture.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2026 15:02 UTC