Northern Ireland vs Greece – Match preview and team news

They could not quite get the job done during the last round of internationals, but Northern Ireland will ensure their qualification for Euro 2016 if they can get the better of Greece at Windsor Park on Thursday. On what eventually turned out to be a dramatic night in the first week of September, Michael O’Neill’s side found themselves a goal down at home to Hungary and down to 10 men, but Kyle Lafferty came good again to salvage a stoppage time point. While the striker is not enjoying any game…

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Northern Ireland vs Hungary – Match preview and team news

Having won five out of seven games in what has been a magnificent qualifying campaign, Northern Ireland will qualify for Euro 2016 with just one more three point haul against Hungary on Monday. A first major tournament appearance in three decades will come as massively unexpected, as manager Michael O’Neill could hardly buy a win before their Group F schedule got underway in Budapest a year ago. But a 2-1 victory in that fixture really kick-started a surge of momentum which has carried them to the top ahead of Romania,…

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