HLTCO Football Podcast - 26.03.2026 - Tonight Could Be One Of The Most Engrossing Evening’s Of Football In Many A Year

I know plenty of people get turned off by international breaks but tonight, we've got eight one off play-off fixtures to decide the final European participants in this summer's World Cup, with the likes of Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland all in action as part of it. Turkey kick off at 5pm in Istanbul, Italy host Northern Ireland in Bergamo desperate not to make it three straight World Cups missed, Wales will be relying on home backing and the Republic of Ireland travel to Prague with odds stacked against them but a real inner steel having grown in recent times. I can't wait.

Happy Thursday.