Denmark, Switzerland Through To Euro 2020 As Rampant Italy Hit Nine

Denmark and Switzerland are the latest to book their berths for the next year’s European Championships ahead of Ireland who will now hope qualify through playoffs.

Needing to win against Denmark in Dublin on Monday, Ireland were left to chase after Martin Braithwaite put the visitors ahead by 1-0 in the 73rd minute. Ireland found the equaliser late in the match when Doherty headed in a cross five minutes ahead of the full-time.

Ireland threw the kitchen sink in search for the winner but Denmark denied them, finishing second in Group D behind Switzerland to qualify. “We were terrible, we just couldn’t get going… But I don’t really care right now,” Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said. “It means the world because we’re a very small nation and the chance of us playing home games in a major tournament are so small. To be able to give our fans that kind of experience is amazing, it’s unique,” he told Sky Sports.