World Cup fever is in full flow and as always the Irish football fans are lending their Over the past week, thousands of Irish fans have joined the massive Irish population in Australia to create a huge groundswell of support for the Girls in Green.
Despite Ireland's agonising loss to the Matildas, Irish football fans have certainly been making their presence felt, with Fox Soccer perfectly capturing why we're some of the best fans in the world with a video that has some of the best Irish attempts at American accents you'll see. From Katie McCabe Lebron James comparisons to hilarious pickup lines
Irish football fans make hilarious video with Fox Sports Soccer
No o’ffense taken 😂🍀 pic.twitter.com/cvmiqTdtxO
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 22, 2023
While the video is pretty funny, with fairly decent efforts from the travelling Irish with a special mention to the second girl in the bucket hat who's hit the nail on the head with her impression and to the lad who built up Katie McCabe as the LeBron James of soccer.
Considering the butchering of Irish accent frequently perpetrated by Americans, this was a genuine success. US soccer great Alexi Lalas shared the video on his Twitter.
You're the only ten I see. https://t.co/2NFFXaYfRK
— Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) July 24, 2023
Vera Pauw's Ireland take on Canada on Wednesday night where they'll need to deliver a result if they're to keep their finals hopes alive.
While defensive lynchpin Louise Quinn was spotted in a walking boot when the team arrived in Perth yesterday, she's expected to start on Wednesday night.
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