Gavin McAteer was introduced in the second half as the Republic of Ireland made a winning start to the Under 17 World Cup today in Qatar.
Colin O’Brien’s Ireland were impressive and ran out 4-1 winners against Panama.
Jaden Umeh, Kian McMahon-Brown, Michael Noonan and Max Kovalevskis scored the goals for Ireland
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Milford native McAteer came on in the 78th minute for Ireland.
His Finn Harps teammates Corey Cummins-Sheridan and Josh Cullen were unused subs on this occasion.
Ireland will be back in action on Saturday when they face Uzbekistan in Doha.
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Posted: 2:23 pm November 5, 2025