game. we have been underdogs our whole lives, so we will go into the tournament with the attitude we fear nobody, that is what got us here in the first place. we have nothing to lose in these games, and we are going to go in with true northern irish spirit and give it everything. four days until the end of the world athletics championships in united states, the start of the commonwealth games in the uk, athletes competing in both will have to manage their workloads very carefully. it's the first time the usa has ever hosted the championships. after shoe and track technologies saw records tumbling in tokyo, watch out for more in oregon. a month later, the world para—athletics take place injapan, and we head back to new zealand, where new zealand will be the heavy favourites to regain the women's rugby world cup. they have won their last 18 in a row, and we will finish the year with the men's fifa world cup. qatar, a highly controversial host, before you even get to the fact that it's taking place in the european winter for the first time.