The meaning of joke: what do you call an Irishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? A refere.
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"what do you call an Irishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? A refere."

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The meaning of joke: what do you call an Irishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? A refere.
I'm looking for the meaning of the following joke but I can't find.
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"what do you call an Irishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? A refere."

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What is suggested by this joke is that the Irish can't compete in the World Cup. The only way an Irishman would be in the knockout stage is as a referee not as a player.

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Ireland has never advanced to the knockout stages of the World Cup, so the only way of an Irishman to participate in them is by being a referee.

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