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Spain FA decision dashes NI hopes

Nigel Worthington
Nigel Worthington's side are unlikely to feature in Euro 2008

Northern Ireland's very slim hopes of replacing Spain in this summer's Euro 2008 finals appear to be dashed.

Uefa warned Spain they could be thrown out of the Championships if their government attempted to interfere in the Spanish FA's presidential election.

However, the Spanish FA voted on Monday to ignore any advice from their government and will proceed with their election as originally planned.

Spain topped their qualifying group for the Championship with NI in third.

Luis Aragonés side along with second-placed Sweden qualified for this summer's finals in Austria and Switzerland from Group F, with Nigel Worthington's side missing out.




see also
Worthington happy with NI display
06 Feb 08 |  Internationals
Northern Ireland 0-1 Bulgaria
06 Feb 08 |  Internationals
Pick your N Ireland XI
06 Jun 07 |  Internationals

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