Brian Kerr hoping Martin O’Neill’s luck will hold

Former Ireland boss Brian Kerr reckons Ireland’s play-off against Denmark is too close to call but hopes Martin O’Neill’s lucky streak can affect Christian Eriksen’s availability.

Just as Ireland looked down and out in their quest to clinch a play-off before last week, a sequence of events went in their favour.

Firstly, Wales lost their talisman Gareth Bale to injury for the play-off decider in Cardiff. Ireland also needed results in other groups going their way to avoid missing out as the worst-placed runner-up and Scotland’s second-half collapse in Slovenia 48 hours earlier saw to that materialising.