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Northern Ireland Goes Berserk As Michael O'Neill's Men Reach The Knockout Stages

Gavan Casey
By Gavan Casey
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Northern Ireland have qualified for the last 16 of their first ever Euros after a 1-0 defeat to Germany was sufficient to see them through at Turkey's expense.

Michael O'Neill's men battled to keep the score at 1-0, with Hamilton goalkeeper Michael McGovern's heroic display earning him the standard Wikipedia edit which, if anything, played down his performance in the face of relentless German pressure.

When the final whistle blew at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, Turkey had seen off Czech Republic 2-0, but their -2 goal difference on 3 points meant Northern Ireland (GD: 0) advance from Group C with a superior goal difference to both the Turks and Albania.

How important was Josh McGuiness' swashbuckling run towards the Ukrainian box instead of taking the ball into the corner, by the way?

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Meanwhile, Twitter went berserk about Norn Iron's colossal achievement:

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