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World Cup disappointment for Clark and Co
Written by Dan King
The Republic of Ireland's hopes of qualifying for next summer's World Cup in Russia were ended by Denmark on Tuesday night.
The two sides had drawn 0-0 in Copenhagen in the first leg of their play-off tie, and took an early lead in the second leg in Dublin.
But that was as good as it got as they ended up losing 5-1, with Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen scoring a hat-trick.
Newcastle's Ciaran Clark - who had captained his country in the first leg - started the match but was replaced by Shane Long in the 71st minute as Ireland chased the game. They were 3-1 down at the time.
Rob Elliot had left the squad to attend the funeral of his uncle, Ken.
Meanwhile, DeAndre Yedlin played the full game as the USA drew 1-1 with Portugal in a friendly.
Aleksandar Mitrovic was an unused substitute for Serbia in a 1-1 friendly draw against South Korea. He'd scored in last week's 2-0 win over China.