Carlow apparently seventh-most World Cup obsessed county while Kilkenny falls outside the top ten

Ireland may not be in the World Cup but many will still follow the soccer action.

A record 104 matches will be played across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, beginning at 8 o’clock Irish time tonight (Thursday, 11th June) with the first of the fixtures seeing Group A’s Mexico and South Africa do battle.

Analysis by Legacy Communications claims Carlow’s the seventh most world cup obsessed county based on online searches, with Kilkenny falling outside the top ten.

KCLR News’ Martin Quilty’s been asking people locally if the tournament’s on their radar – hear what they had to say on The KCLR Daily (10am-1pm) and if you’ve something to share text/whatsapp to 083 306 96 96.