Ireland has given Uruguay two presidents, scores of footballers and prominent people. We brought farming to the indigenous peoples who were struggling under tough colonial rule.
As the old Irish saying goes, all Irishmen are Uruguayan and all Uruguayans are Irish.
I was at a stag party for the Portugal game in the last 16 round in 2018 and was telling the world and its mother all day about how Uruguay were going to win the whole thing out. Got some mileage out of it that night then when they won 2-1.
France beat the Argies earlier in the afternoon and Kildare beat Mayo in Newbridge that evening. Great times.
@BruidheanChaorthainn paid for the weekend with Latrobe winning the Irish Derby the same day.
I’ll never forget that weekend. I think I stuck up 3 big priced winners in three days on here. I was in Dingle and ended up in the curragh for the race. It was the middle of that heatwave.