Republic of Ireland’s hopes of reaching Euro 2024 are hanging by a thread as France kept their perfect start to qualification going with a comfortable 2-0 win in Paris.
Strikes from Aurelien Tchouameni and Marcus Thuram either side of the break at the Parc des Princes leave the Republic of Ireland with just three points from their first four Group B games.
Tchouaméni curls one perfectly into the far corner from distance 🎯
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) September 7, 2023
Another long range effort leads to a goal conceded for the Republic of Ireland 😬#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/3Q5T78amI0
Although gaining points in Paris was always unlikely to happen, the Republic were up against it after a June defeat to Greece.
Stephen Kenny's men now have a home game with the Netherlands on Sunday that could all but decide their fate.
In Slovenia, Northern Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 are surely over after a 4-2 defeat in Ljubljana.
It was a fourth consecutive defeat for Michael O'Neill's side, leaving Northern Ireland three places and seven points off second in Group H with a trip to Kazakhstan upcoming on Sunday.
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