A tour to play Chile and Uruguay three years ago helped Northern Ireland to shed their small-time mentality, reach Euro 2016, and earn this week’s two-leg World Cup play-off against Switzerland.
Northern Ireland World Cup qualification
“Socrates Was Puffing on a Cigarette in the Tunnel Before Kick-Off”: Nigel Worthington Recalls the 1984 World Cup
Thirty-one years have passed since Northern Ireland last graced a World Cup finals but, for Nigel Worthington, one image remains seared into his memory.
The Panenka 