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Agony for everyone really.

Wales and the Republic taking penalties at exactly the same time, both going ahead, but missing at crucial moments. Dan James Wonderstrike had given the Welsh a deserved lead and almost doubled it, but they lost control. And if 40-year-old Edin Jekko wanted to become even more of a national hero, he did it in Cardiff. Meanwhile, Ireland, with two nil up0-up in Czechia dreamland, how Ryan Manning will regret that

silly, instinctive and totally needless shirt pulled to allow the home side back in. They almost held on, but it wasn't to be. Northern Ireland looked good against Italy. Shea Charles, every bit as good as the Italian midfield, but there was no cutting edge. And in the end, two bits of real quality sought Italy through. We'll do the other qualifiers and discuss

most Salas legacy at Liverpool.

There's the vasectomy to end all vasectomies.

We'll answer the other qualifiers and discuss Mosala's legacy at Liverpool. There's the vasectomy to end all vasectomies. We'll answer your

questions and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

On the panel today, Jonathan Wilson, welcome.

Morning. How you doing? Very well, thank you. Hi, Nadine Minoah. Morning, Max.

And welcome Will Unwin. Hello, Max. A.J AJ on Blue Sky says, so I guess this is the sad pod, Moonlight Hangar saying, speaking on behalf of all your non-Scottish, non-English listeners, is it high time? We all boycotted this World Cup. And Richard says, can Northern Ireland be in part one for the first time in eight years? They were going to be until those concurrent sad penalty shootouts.

I'll be honest about the voice notes.

I asked for one from Ellis James, blue ticks, but nothing.

And I can't pester him because Ellis will be too sad.

And I believe that he will deliver.

But if he doesn't, Ellis, you have my forgiveness.

If he does send one, here it is now. Hello, Max. I am absolutely numb with disappointment.

It's actually worse this morning than it was last night, last night both my kids were crying and I was consoling them saying there'll be other World Cups, there'll be other Euros, let's not forget the Nations League.

Dad's an enormous advocate of the Nations League and I was trying to make them for better.

I was saying anyway, you know,

Dad probably wouldn't have been allowed into America anyway

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