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A wave of student protests across Slovakia has covered pavements with anti-government slogans, and prompted the prime minister to lash out at a room of high school students
With Northern Ireland now guaranteed a World Cup play-off in March, BBC Sport NI's Jonathan Bradley reflects on their qualifying campaign.
After missing Germany’s 2-0 win over Luxembourg on Friday due to injury, Joshua Kimmich and Nico Schlotterbeck could return to action against Slovakia on Monday.Both players were included when the
Michael O'Neill fumed at a goal that "should clearly have been disallowed" after Northern Ireland's 1-0 loss to Slovakia.
Slovakia score an injury-time winner to beat Northern Ireland 1-0 but results elsewhere ensure Michael O'Neill's side will still compete in the 2026 World Cup play-offs.
Anyone who has ever played soccer knows how painful it is to watch a game from the bench and not be allowed to intervene in the action on the field. It probably feels even worse not to be in the