Ireland play Germany at Schalke 04’s Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen but it was at the nearby Parkstadion 26 years ago that the Boys in Green first made their mark only for Wim Kieft’s header to take a cruel bounce to end our Euro ’88 dream.
Ireland prepared for Germany with a 7-0 drubbing of Gibraltar but it was Poland who stunned the world champions with a 2-0 win. Meanwhile Scotland enjoyed a home victory over Georgia. Robbie Keane’s hat-trick sent Ireland on their way and in the process he became the all-time top scorer in European qualification