Will Switzerland build on their form in qualifying? Are Italy going to a 15th straight World Cup? Will Croatia beat Greece? And will the Irish enjoy some luck? By Martin Laurence for WhoScored?, part of the Guardian Sport Network Switzerland have a right to feel hard done by having not qualified automatically with 27 points from 10 matches. Not only did they pick up their best ever points haul from a qualifying campaign, but they also finished with a higher total than five of the nine group winners in Europe. That said, Northern Ireland will go into the tie with hope, knowing the Swiss were handed a very favourable group draw. Continue reading...
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