The awful season for the Republic of Ireland came to an end with a whimper, as Wout Weghorst’s goal pushed the Netherlands to the finals of Euro 2024.

Ireland had a difficult challenge when the game-winning goal was scored in Dublin in September by the Burnley forward on loan from Hoffenheim. In Amsterdam, he added another goal to seal a 1-0 victory that was far more convincing than the score indicated.

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The Dutch now sit second in Group B, behind France, who defeated Gibraltar by a margin of 14 runs without replying.

In the 29 games that Stephen Kenny’s squad has played since taking charge, they have only managed to win six of them. At the roof-closed Johan Cruyff Arena, they were not even close to defeating a far superior squad. They had intended to defeat one of the established heavyweights in Europe that evening.

The slight hope they had of qualifying for the Nations League playoffs was officially shattered on Thursday night when Slovakia defeated Iceland 4-0. They have long since missed their opportunity to earn automatic playoff qualifying.

On Saturday, Harvey Elliott scored a fantastic goal for the England U21 team. Meanwhile, Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo helped the Netherlands qualify for Euro 2024.

The Netherlands’ starting lineups against the Republic of Ireland in Amsterdam included Gakpo and Van Dijk. Caoimhin Kelleher replaced him but did not participate in the game.

The Netherlands’ victory ensures their spot in the tournament for the next year thanks to a goal by Wout Weghorst early in the game.

Elliott completed the Young Lions’ 3-0 victory against Serbia in their away U21 European Championship qualifying match.

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About twenty-five yards away, the Liverpool defender scooped up the ball and fired a hard shot into the lower right corner.

Elliott was in Backa Topola for the whole match, with loanees Tyler Morton and Jarell Quansah coming in as the second half progressed.

As an U19 player, Calum Scanlon played a major role in England’s 3-2 victory against Japan in the second of their three meetings in Marbella.

Just after the hour, Scanlon entered the game as a substitute and assisted Jamie Donley in scoring the game-winning goal in the final seconds.

In his 100th game for Senegal, Sadio Mane scored twice as the team defeated South Sudan 4-0 at home on Saturday. Senegal is currently in the World Cup 2022 qualifying stages.

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Tanzania defeated Niger 1-0 away from home, while South Africa defeated Benin 2-1 at home in Durban.

Mane, who has won two awards for African Footballer of the Year, set up Pape Matar Sarr for the game’s first goal. Five minutes later, Mane scored his second goal, assisted by Idrissa Gana Gueye.

Lamine Camara, 19, scored a third goal at the very end of the first half of the Group B encounter in Dakar. He did this by grabbing the ball from the visiting defenders on the edge of the penalty area and beating it in.

Mane, who is 31 years old and made his debut for Senegal in 2012, scored the fourth goal from the penalty spot 12 minutes into the second half. He was taken off after 63 minutes so that he would be fresh for Tuesday’s playoff in Togo.