Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 2017 (NI-Switzerland 2017)
Final score and result:- Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 0-1 (Rodriguez)
Windsor Park, Belfast- WC 2018- Playoff First Leg
A controversial second half penalty, converted by Ricardo Rodriguez gives Switzerland the edge in their World Cup playoff against Northern Ireland
Italy will play their first World Cup playoff tie in nearly two decades when they make the trip to Stockholm to take on Sweden on Friday night.
The Italians have never missed a World Cup after failing to make it to the 1958 edition of the tournament (hosted by Sweden), and under-fire coach Gianpiero Ventura would want to avoid the ignominy of being the manager that failed to take the Azzurri to the World Cup, especially after they had such a stellar Euro 2016 under Antonio Conte.
A whopping 19 players could potentially miss the second leg of the World Cup playoff between the Republic of Ireland and Denmark if they pick up a booking in the first leg at the Parken Stadium this weekend. Because of the rule that sees bookings being carried forward to the playoffs, ten Irish players- Darren … Read more