A tearful Troy Parrott saluted the Republic of Ireland's resilience after his brilliant hat trick kept their World Cup dream alive in dramatic fashion.

Roy Keane was asked about Ireland's comeback win over Hungary, singling out Troy Parrott for particular praise for his exploits in Budapest.

Written off by Tottenham, he reinvented himself in the Netherlands and has now brought the magic to the Ireland squad

Troy Parrott cried ‘tears of joy’ after sending Ireland to the World Cup playoffs with a stunning hat-trick in Budapest. Ireland clawed back from 2-1 down to beat Hungary in a sensational end to the qualifying group.

Wolves tried to sign Troy Parrott in the summer after AZ Alkmaar quoted £25 million for him and now they'll regret not pushing harder.

Troy has become the star of Ireland’s national football team after leading them to victory over Portugal and now Hungary, taking the country one step closer to the World Cup

Bundesliga clubs are eyeing AZ Alkmaar striker Troy Parrott. The Republic of Ireland international, formerly of Tottenham, is interesting VfL Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg ahead of the January market. The 42 reports Wolfsburg had an offer of €18m accepted by AZ last summer, but Parrott chose to remain in Alkmaar.