Sunday, June 12, 2016

No luck for Northern Irish in European Championship debut (The Associated Press)

Poland's Arkadiusz Milik, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2016 Group C soccer match between Poland and Northern Ireland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium, in Nice, France, Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Qualifying for a European Championship is one thing. Northern Ireland discovered Sunday that succeeding on European international football's biggest stage is another thing altogether. Michael O'Neill's team made up largely of lower-league journeymen finished top of its qualifying group and came to Euro 2016 on a 12-match unbeaten run.


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