London, England – The football buzz don scatter as all four home nations don dey eye World Cup qualification, and no be small matter o! As England don already secure their place, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland dey too dey jostle to join dem for the big stage next summer.
Na only one time e don happen before, back in 1958, when all four nations make am to the finals. But this time, the stakes high pass Nigeria pepper soup for Friday night, as the teams dey gather for final qualifiers.
Northern Ireland, wey don show up for World Cup finals three times, still dey dream to break their long drought wey don last since 1986. Dem fit still find their way through play-offs even if dem finish outside the top two in their group. But as dem dey face luxury of having a Nations League win, e fit still fall in their favour.
“E no go easy,” Michael O’Neill, their manager talk as dem get two crunch games left. “Germany and Slovakia dey ahead, but we go give am our best shot.”
Scotland no get World Cup prayer point since 1998, but dem dey gather steam as dem dey sit on equal ten points with Denmark. E no dey easy as head-to-head tiebreakers dey favour Denmark, plus dem don dey busy drafting plans to secure their future.
Wales wey don play for the last World Cup wey happen for Qatar, finish bottom of their group. Bellamy, the coach, dey look eye for Euro 2028 as him plan for next tournament wey go happen on home soil.
For now, they must focus on wrapping up their qualifiers well. “We don dey build something here, but to qualify for the World Cup strong pass Naija yam!” Bellamy dey talk as he hype the players for the upcoming matches.
Ezri Konsa, England defender, don talk say dem go take each match serious, even as dem don lock down their qualification. “We wan maintain our standard, no be time to relax,” e yan. Everybody dey count down to the action as players dey prepare to show their prowess on the pitch.
As the tension dey rise, we dey expect plenty drama for the final rounds. If Northern Ireland fit clear the hurdle wey dey before dem, and if Scotland find way to throttle Denmark, we fit see history for this year’s World Cup! Na football rule the world, and we dey ready to see wetin go happen next!
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