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Gavin Mullin and Terry Kennedy scored tries in a 33-14 loss in Tokyo.
Connor Ronan scored the only goal of the game as Stephen Kenny’s side progressed on Sunday afternoon.
Virgil van Dijk was on the score-sheet as the Netherlands also took all three points against Belarus.
After a harrowing few days, the pair will stick together and try and qualify Ivory Coast for the knock-out stage.
Goals from Armero, Gutierrez and Rodriguez secure three points for the South Americans.
Teo Gutierrez pokes home following a corner to make it 2-0.
Pablo Armero’s scrappy goal put the South Americans in front.
Armero nets from close-range and brings in his buddies for a dance-off.
Meanwhile, Benfica took third and the Europa League spot from Group C despite beating Paris Saint Germain 2-1.
We assess the individual performances of the Boys in Green this evening.
The Irish team’s Group C rivals narrowly prevailed thanks to a goal from their star striker.
Trap’s side can still technically qualify, though there are a number of caveats that could prevent them from doing so.
The Faithful and the Lilywhites are in strong positions in their respective groups after last night’s games.
Offaly, Westmeath, Dublin IT and Kildare were in buoyant mood after their opening clashes in the O’Byrne Cup yesterday.
With AC Milan three points behind them, relinquishing top spot in Group C remains highly improbable for the Spaniards.
The former Ireland goalkeeper thinks the Ireland boss deserves a chance to turn things around.
Goals from Marc Wilson, Jon Walters and Darren O’Dea handed the visitors a 4-1 win tonight.
Meanwhile, Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff has admitted the Ireland game was easier than expected.
Some of the more highly rated sides failed to convince with their performances this evening.
The Rossoneri have lost no fewer than nine experienced players this summer. Tonight, they host Anderlecht while Zenit head to Malaga.
Two of Ireland’s Group C opponents meet in Vienna tonight.
Germany face Ireland in the group stages, along with Austria, Kazakhstan, Sweden and the Faroe Islands.
Miguel Delaney identifies the themes of the tournament, selects his XI of the past fortnight and picks his finalists.
Encouragingly, the Italian also talked about blooding young players later this year.
France would have to beat Sweden by seven goals in order to prevent Giovanni Trapattoni’s men from finishing as the tournament’s bottom-placed side.
The Italy coach says Antonio Cassano’s opener may not have been awarded without a fifth official.
The Boys in Green are preparing for the last hurrah at the European Championships in Poland. And so are the fans.
The Ireland manager spoke of “playing with honour” in the final Group C game in Poznan tomorrow.
The former Ireland midfielder’s managerial credentials were questioned by the current boss during his press conference today.
Stephen Kelly, Paul Green and Kevin Doyle seemed pretty interested in one photographer’s camera earlier.
Torres, Negredo, Llorente, or no striker at all?. And you thought you had problems.
It’s not going to be pretty, but we do have a chance of coming away with something other than a defeat against the current champions tonight.
The Irish fan, who has gained fame in the past few days, talks about the picture the whole country has seen.
Along with a sincere apology he also intimated that he’s not that type of player.
We’ve done the calculations so you don’t have to, looking at the various potential Euro 2012 outcomes.
The Leicester City player admitted that Ireland’s defending was poor at times in Poznan tonight.