Credit to Northern Ireland after they qualified for the Euros next Summer for the first time. Northern Ireland had already earned a 2-1 lead to take into the home leg of their tie this week and, despite being the underdog based on rankings, it put them in a very strong position to qualify. With double-headers, it is always important to come away from the first leg still in the tie, but I also find the second game comes with a little less uncertainty. This might just be my personal view and by no means is it easy to perform and get the job done, so I am not undervaluing the great achievement the Northern Ireland players and staff absolutely earned. The game on Tuesday night finished 2-0, giving Northern Ireland a 4-1 aggregate victory to spectacularly earn their spot at the finals.

Source: Express April 17, 2021 20:26 UTC