Michael O’Neill believes it is time for video assistant referees to be brought into the game after seeing his Northern Ireland side defeated by a controversial penalty decision. As they look to qualify for their first World Cup Finals since 1986, Northern Ireland face an uphill task after losing 1-0 at home to Switzerland in…
Wales took a huge step towards their dream of qualifying for the World Cup Finals, on a night when Ireland’s chances of making the tournament suffered a huge blow. Group D A win for Ireland over Serbia in Dublin would have put them top of the qualifying group with just two matches left to play,…
A late Jonathan Walters goal gave Ireland a 1-1 draw at home to Austria, a result Martin O’Neill is likely to consider as two-points dropped in World Cup qualification. Group D O’Neill’s side were well short of their best, particularly in the first half when the visitors took the lead just after the half-hour mark…
In one of the most thrilling ends to an Auld Enemy clash, a stoppage time goal from Harry Kane gave England a 2-2 draw against Scotland in Glasgow. Group F It had been a fairly drab at Hampden Park until Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came off the bench to give England the lead on 70 minutes. But…
Sweden have leapfrogged France into first place in Group A of the Uefa World Cup qualifying Group A, courtesy of a rare Hugo Lloris blunder. Group A Olivier Giroud had fired France ahead at the Friends Arena in Stockholm with a fine volley on 38 minutes, but Jimmy Durmaz levelled for Sweden before half-time with…
Roy Hodgson believes England and Scotland are both happy to have been draw with each other in a 2018 World Cup qualifying group. The oldest international football match in history will be played twice more as they both battle to reach the Finals in Russia, after they were paired together in Group F. Slovakia, Slovenia,…
