Ireland beat Malta in the biggest event of the day... well, almost. Irish Independent football correspondent, Daniel McDonnell, is on his way to Qatar this morning but checked in to debrief on what he experienced in Malta last night as Stephen Kenny recorded his eighth victory as Republic of Ireland senior manager. Today, England kicks off the action with a tricky tie against Iran which splits opinion, Wales play the United States of America and Netherlands v Senegal will have a significant Sadio Mané shaped hole.

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