"The feeling of desolation was all too familiar."
"Ireland's World Cup campaign is replaying the greatest hits album of deflating disappointments."
"We've already had the mixed emotions of a come from behind draw and a humbling at the hands of a minnow. In Lisbon, Heimir Hallgrimsson moved onto the valiant defeat to a superpower, the agony fuelled by a sense of injustice inspired by decisions that appeared to favour the bigger fish."
The Irish team endured a familiar sense of desolation as its World Cup campaign unfolded. The campaign replayed a catalogue of deflating disappointments, blending brief positives with stinging setbacks. A come-from-behind draw produced mixed emotions, which were followed by a humbling loss to a lesser-ranked opponent. In Lisbon, manager Heimir Hallgrimsson oversaw a valiant defeat to a much stronger side, with the resulting agony intensified by a perception of injustice from decisions that appeared to favour the bigger opponent. The pattern amplified frustration and a sense of unfairness among supporters.
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