Dramatic Parrott hat-trick earns Ireland a World Cup play-off spot

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2025-11-16

Budapest (PA Media/dpa) - Troy Parrott scored a superb hat-trick as the Republic of Ireland snatched a World Cup play-off place from Hungary's grasp with a late 3-2 win in Budapest on Sunday. Parrott cancelled out Daniel Lukacs' early header from the penalty spot and levelled for a second time after Barnabas Varga's stunning first-half strike. He then snatched an unlikely victory in the sixth minute of stoppage time on a day when only three point......

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