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Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland: Wales into last eight of Euro 2016

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Wales' midfielder Jonathan Williams (L) is challenged by Northern Ireland's defender Aaron Hughes during the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match Wales vs Northern Ireland, on June 25, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. / AFP PHOTO

Wales reached the quarter-finals of a European Championship for the first time in their history on Saturday as Gareth McAuley's own goal handed the Welsh a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland.

McAuley diverted the ball into his own net from Real Madrid striker Gareth Bale's pacy cross in the 75th minute of an all-British clash that was short of goalscoring opportunities.

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