{
  "id": 9637125,
  "title": "Republic of Ireland deservedly beaten by Kosovo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/republic-of-ireland-deservedly-beaten-by-kosovo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T22:18:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nations-league-muriqi-header-sinks-203651228.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Republic of Ireland suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Kosovo in their UEFA Nations League opener, marking a tough start to their campaign. Kosovo's impressive performance saw them triumph in Pristina's Group B3 opener. Despite posing a threat to the Irish defense, strikers Troy Parrott and Chiedozie Ogbene failed to make an impact. Kosovo's Vedat Muriqi, assisted by Ermal Krasniqi, secured the winning goal with a header seven minutes from time, following a VAR review. The Irish team claimed Ogbene was pushed by Muriqi, but the goal stood. Irish manager Heimir Hallgrimsson acknowledged it was an off day for many of his players and expressed uncertainty about the upcoming Israel match.",
  "summary": "The Republic of Ireland open their Uefa Nations League campaign in deflating fashion as Kosovo run out deserved winners in Thursday's Group B3 opener in Pristina.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/neutral-venues-and-no-away-fans-how-israel-v-republic-of-ireland",
        "published": "2026-09-22T13:16:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}