N Ireland's Paddy McNair feels Germany were 'there for the taking'

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2025-09-08

London (PA Media/dpa) - Northern Ireland national team member Paddy McNair was left to rue a missed opportunity as he believes Germany were "there for the taking" in Northern Ireland's 3-1 World Cup qualifying defeat on Sunday night. Two goals in the space of four second-half minutes from Nadiem Amiri and Florian Wirtz put the game beyond Northern Ireland after Isaac Price's superb volley had cancelled out Serge Gnabry's early goal. While there w......

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