Czechia were 2-0 down in Prague but roared back to take the game to penalty kicks where they prevailed to keep their World Cup dream alive.

We're recapping all the day's action to see who'll be advancing in World Cup qualifying.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Croke Park will host a club soccer game for the first time when Manchester United faces Leeds in a preseason friendly at Ireland's largest stadium on Aug. 12. The 82,300-capacity Dublin stadium is the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and for many years staged only Gaelic games.

The Italians beat minnows Northern Ireland to reach one of the four finals of UEFA's World Cup playoffs.

The Republic of Ireland host North Macedonia in Dublin in an international friendly after both nations lost their respective FIFA World Cup play-off semi-finals. Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side

Four-time champion Italy hosts Northern Ireland in the standout semifinal of the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday. The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer's biggest event for a third consecutive time after being eliminated by Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022.

Strong winds are set to hit Ireland at the weekend with the arrival of Storm Dave, as Met Éireann issues a Status Yellow wind warning for the entire country.

A ‘recreation’ of the RMS Titanic, staged in Belfast harbour through the use a ‘flotilla’ of almost 1,000 drones, marks the arrival of BBC’s Made Of Here campaign in Northern Ireland.