Taking four points off Germany does not amount to qualification whether a team gets only one each from Poland and Scotland and that is why the Republic of Ireland must now navigate their way through a two-legged play-off whether they are to reach Euro 2016.
Martin O’Neill’s side were outgunned in a gripping and chaotic final group match in Warsaw,with Grzegorz Krychowiak opening the scoring before Jon Walters equalised through a penalty. Robert Lewandowski, inevitably, and struck the winning goal for the hosts,who advance to France. Ireland will discover the identity of their play-off opponents at next Sunday’s draw in Nyon and must wait for other groups to finish before finding out whether they will be seeded for it.
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Source: theguardian.com