Wales and Northern Ireland land Paris clash at Euro 2016

VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT: Michael O’Neill went with the same XI players that featured against Ukraine but the awesome first-half show from Germany meant they were chasing shadows. They have become the first team to go five matches without a goal in Euro history.

“It was a hard match today it was maybe even more hard than against Germany”, Fabianski said.

But it was enough to preserve their position at the top of the group on goal difference above Poland, who beat Ukraine by the same scoreline in Marseille.

He said: “I think it’s a fantastic achievement and everyone should be proud of it”. “Some of the senior players came to me in the dressing room as we had one can of beer each in the dressing room”.

Iceland, the smallest nation ever to compete in a major tournament, went through after a 94th-minute stoppage-time victor against Austria, ranked 10th in the world.

The Czechs finished bottom in Group D, while Austria scored just one goal in their three games to finish bottom of Group F. Nothing could be farther from the truth. England dominated all three games but won only once, against Wales, and even that required a last-minute victor from Daniel Sturridge.

If the draw is kind to Poland, Lewandowski has the potential to fire his side into the quarter finals and beyond.

“As I say, in terms of it being a defeat, it’s probably the best defeat we could have got in terms of the goal average situation”. Depending on your view point, Ronaldo should be condemned for being wasteful or applauded for his determination to keep going when things were so obviously not going his way. I don’t trust any of us. Also playing on that day will be Croatia and Portugal, who scraped through Group F in third, and the victor of that meeting in Lens will take on Switzerland or Poland in a Marseille quarter-final. Ever. From profligate to prolific.

Drafted in to address the goal-scoring problems witnessed in Germany’s 0-0 draw with Poland, the on-loan Besiktas striker netted from Thomas Mueller’s pass in the 30th minute at Parc des Princes. “He occupied two or three defenders because he likes to stay in the center”.

Germany boss Joachim Low claimed he was aware of a keeper that may have been unknown to the rest of the continent and highlighted his role in thwarting his team. But if anything it only united a squad, made them battle-ready and, ultimately, saw them conquer all.

Following tonight’s historic win over Italy, the first victory the Republic of Ireland has recorded in the European Championships since 1988, the fans will remain in France for a few more days at least.

Wales have been drawn against Northern Ireland in the last 16 of Euro 2016, while England take on Iceland and the Republic of Ireland face France.

The woodwork foiled Muller not once but twice, before McGovern – without a club after being released by Scottish club Hamilton – got the better of the golden boot victor from the 2010 World Cup.