MARTIN O’NEILL watched on from home as Wales booked their place at the winter World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over Ukraine as a familiar feeling took hold of him.
He had witnessed Scotland’s 3-1 defeat at Hampden at the hands of Ukraine a few days earlier but as he watched Rob Page’s men become the 32nd and final country to book their place in this year’s showpiece tournament, he was reminded of a deficiency that both Scotland and the Republic of Ireland share.
