Hungary 2 Norway 1 (Hungary win 3-1 on agg): Hungary booked a return to major tournament football for the first time in 30 years with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Norway in their Euro 2016 qualifying play-off last night.

DEFENDER Martin Demichelis and substitute Martin Palermo succeeded where Argentina’s multi-talented strikeforce had failed as they scored the goals to break Greece’s resilience and end their World Cup hopes at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane last night.

Greece 0 Argentina 2

A Stormont reception is to be held to honour the Northern Ireland football squad for its performances in the European Championship qualifying campaign, it was confirmed today.