The Irish football team may have missed out on going to Brazil next summer but thanks to the Irish cricket team, Ireland will be at a World Cup in 2014.
The golden era for Irish cricket continued yesterday as Phil Simmons men won the 20/20 World Cup qualification tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Ireland beat Afghanistan by 68 runs in the final to seal their place at next years World Cup in Bangladesh
It was a fairytale ending for Ireland's Trent Johnston, who brought the curtain down on his limited overs career with a brilliant 62 runs off just 32 balls
The former Ireland captain is to retire from international cricket at the end of this month and he is delighted with how Ireland performed in yesterdays final.
