Germany became the first side to book their place at Euro 2008 next summer after a lacklustre 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland at Dublin"s Croke Park on Saturday night.
The single point keeps Germany top of Group D with 23 points to
assure qualification, while the Irish are virtually out of the running for next June's European Championships held in Austria and
Switzerland.
With three games still to play for Germany, this is the earliest a German team have ever qualified for a major tournament and they
are favourites to win the group over the second-placed Czech Republic with Ireland in third.
Steve Staunton's Republic of Ireland side were beaten 1-0 in Stuttgart in September 2006 when the teams last met, but neither side could conjure a goal in a dull 90 minutes with precious little finishing.
Further information about the German team can be found here.
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Germany became the first side to book their place at Euro 2008 next summer after a lacklustre 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland at Dublin"s Croke Park on Saturday night.
The single point keeps Germany top of Group D with 23 points to
assure qualification, while the Irish are virtually out of the running for next June's European Championships held in Austria and
Switzerland.
With three games still to play for Germany, this is the earliest a German team have ever qualified for a major tournament and they
are favourites to win the group over the second-placed Czech Republic with Ireland in third.
Steve Staunton's Republic of Ireland side were beaten 1-0 in Stuttgart in September 2006 when the teams last met, but neither side could conjure a goal in a dull 90 minutes with precious little finishing.
Further information about the German team can be found here.
