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This is the players’ tunnel that awaits Ireland and Germany at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. The pitch entrance was installed at the home of Schalke 04 this season as a tribute to the region’s mining tradition.

In theory there should be no chance of Ireland winning against Germany. If you look on paper, you are playing against the world champions. But theory is not always right as Poland have proved, writes Fabian Biastoch, editor with Goal Germany.