The Republic of Ireland's Women’s World Cup journey is all but over as a 2-1 defeat to Canada on Wednesday eliminated the Irish from the competition.
The 2023 edition of the tournament was the first time Ireland had qualified. Despite losing the first two games, The Girls in Green still got admirable results. A 1-0 loss to hosts Australia and a 2-1 defeat to the 2020 Olympic gold medalists Canada is nothing to be ashamed of.
Ireland’s big World Cup moment has to be the Katie McCabe goal vs Canada. The Irish opened Wednesday’s game with a stunning goal from their captain.
In the fourth minute McCabe had the audacity to go for goal directly from a corner kick and it might just go down as goal of the tournament.
Katie McCabe goal vs Canada
OH MY GOODNESS, OH MY OLIMPICO
KATIE MCCABE WHAT A WAY TO SCORE YOUR FIRST GOAL IN A FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP! pic.twitter.com/OFWwbMGd8W— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 26, 2023
KATIE MCCABE SCORES DIRECTLY FROM THE CORNER ☘️
IT'S AN O'LIMPICO pic.twitter.com/9IsCVqnBt1— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 26, 2023
KATIE MCCABE SCORES DIRECTLY FROM A CORNER TO NET THE GOAL OF THE DAY pic.twitter.com/iESqy0ck2t
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 26, 2023
AMAZING ANGLE OF MCCABE OLIMPICO ☄️ Incredible view of Katie McCabe scoring directly off a corner kick for Ireland's historic 1st World Cup goal. Next level bend & placement. Despite tough loss to Canada, will be a moment to revisit for years to come.pic.twitter.com/2HHLsmSHW1
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 26, 2023
Incredible stuff from the Arsenal star.
Canada spoiled the Irish party with a comeback win to get their World Cup back on track.
THE EQUALIZER
Canada finds the 1-1 leveler in first half stoppage time pic.twitter.com/Lw6tZbM3XK— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 26, 2023
CANADA COMES FROM BEHIND AND TAKES THE 2-1 LEAD pic.twitter.com/g7y0pfRepe
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 26, 2023
The victory sees Canada go top of Group B on four points with Australia and Nigeria playing on Thursday. The Aussies would go top of the group with a win.
