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Euro 2024 qualifiers: Four things to look out for this weekend

The 2024 European Championship qualifying campaign is hurtling towards the business end and there are still a ton of teams in with a chance of progressing to the tournament. With the latest round of matches likely to be pivotal to the outcome in several groups, we look at some of the key things to look out for this weekend. England need a positive performance England head into their game against Italy at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday holding a six-point advantage…
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Can Ireland return to international competition at Euro 2024?

For anyone who grew up during the 1990s watching the Irish national team, it must have seemed like they belonged at the top table of international competition. Unlucky not to make the semi-finals at Euro ‘88, they then qualified for two World Cups on the bounce, and racked up some significant scalps on their way. At the beginning of the new millennium, there they were again, one penalty shoot-out away from a quarter-final berth. For a good 14 years, Irish…
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European World Cup qualifying: the road to Russia

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia. For teams that are members of UEFA, there are thirteen available slots not including Russia. As the World Cup host, Russia will be given an automatic berth. As you know, there are dozens of teams that are members of UEFA, and all will be competing for just over a dozen spots in the Cup. They will all have to compete in the European qualifying rounds. (more…)
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