Hal Robson-Kanu of Wales tries to control the ball as the Republic of Ireland's David Meyler moves in to challenge. (Reuters photo)Less than 18 months after sensationally knocking England out of Euro 2016, Iceland qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday following a 2-0 win over Kosovo. Aleksandar Prijovic scored after coming on as a second-half substitute to steer Serbia to a 1-0 win over Georgia and secure a place at next year's World Cup finals. The Irish are looking to qualify for the World Cup for a fourth time _ and first since 2002. Monday's resultsSerbia 1-0 GeorgiaWales 0-1 Rep of IrelandAlbania 0-1 ItalyIsrael 0-1 SpainIceland 2-0 Kosovov Ukraine 0-2 CroatiaMoldova 0-1 AustriaMacedonia 4-0 Liechtenstein

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2017 20:48 UTC