Moldavian Football

The Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has revealed that there are plans for a fitness camp for Championship players whose season has now ended.

O’Neill said the fitness programme would begin from the 23 to 25of May in Fota Island in Cork.

Ever since Moldova got their independence from the USSR on August of 1991, they have not been able to qualify for any FIFA World Cup and unfortunately for the supporters of the Moldovan national side, it does not appear like they will be able to qualify anytime soon.

National sides of all around the world are competing against each other in order to secure their qualification ticket for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup and things have not been going very well for Moldova as they are located in group D of the UEFA zone and are struggling in the bottom.

Turkey defeat Moldova 3-1 with young players taking the shine. Both nations played the friendly game on Monday during the international break in Eskisehir.

Turkey dominated the entire match, opening the scoring within the first 15 minutes.

John O’Shea is likely to get a starting role when Ireland clash with Wales, considering that Shane Duffy is injured. Duffy has been sidelined for the next six weeks due to an injury to his metatarsal.

The Brighton defender is devastated by the injury as he would have to watch from the stands as the club chases Newcastle United for a chance to win the Championship and promotion to the top flight.

Shamrock Rovers have acquired the services of a new goalkeeper in Tomer Chencinski.

The new shot stopper is one that loves adventure, going by his experiences. The player says he has been “living the dream” even though it has not been all glamorous.

Dundee United FC have remained resilient on their stance in holding unto striker Simon Murray.

There have been bids for the talented forward but United have outrightly rejected a second bid from Moldavian football club Sheriff Tiraspol despite their insistence on signing him.

Only a handful of fans saw Moldova demolished by a strong Welsh side when both sides clashed in the World Cup qualifying round.

Wales humbled their guest 4-0 with star player Gareth Bale getting a double. The strong Welsh side defeated their opponents in a convincing manner, many would agree.

The fairytale story of Iceland appears to have heavily boosted the Euro 2016 viewership according to the figures released by UEFA. Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also winning his first major international title may have also played its part. The Euro 2016 concluded in the summer with Portugal lifting the title.

It was one of the several unexpected events that unfolded in France. Wales were able to reach the semifinals of the tournament in incredible circumstances, but an even bigger surprise was Iceland reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.

The Republic of Ireland have risen in the new FIFA World rankings to a new height since 2011.

The team rose to the 23rd spot in the latest standings after they started their qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup on a good note. Victories so far against Austria, Moldova and Georgia gave their stats a plus. Ireland’s draw against Serbia sent them to the top of the table in the race for Russia 2018.

The Moldavians’ on 9th of October, hosted Republic of Ireland in the ongoing World Cup Qualifier matches

Ireland emerged with three points to add to the three they got in a more challenging encounter against Georgia, This thus ensured that they took their tally to a more than satisfactory seven from their opening three matches.