Euro 2016 Qualifying Review: Northern Ireland and Portugal qualify, Group D goes to the wire

Northern Ireland have qualified for the European Championship for the first time thanks to a 3-1 defeat of Greece on Thursday, but it is still all to play for in Group D as Germany, Republic of Ireland and Poland all remain in the hunt going into the final round of fixtures.

Qualification for next year's competition ends a 30-year major-tournament drought for Northern Ireland and victory never appeared in doubt on Thursday, with Steven Davis at the double.

Davis' second just before the hour-mark put the game beyond Greece despite Christos Aravidis' late consolation, securing Northern Ireland a first appearance at a major tournament since the 1986 World Cup.

Joining Northern Ireland in clinching qualification were Portugal, who beat Denmark 1-0 thanks to Joao Moutinho's second-half winner.

Shane Long's effort stunned the world champions to leave Ireland level on 18 points with Poland, who they face on Sunday, after Robert Lewandowski salvaged a last-ditch draw in Scotland.

Elsewhere in Group D, Georgia beat rock-bottom Gibraltar 4-0, while in Group F Hungary beat the Faroe Islands 2-1 and Romania 1-1 drew with Finland, leaving Anghel Iordanescu's men just a point ahead of the Hungarians.

In Group I, Albania lost 2-0 at home to Serbia in a repeat of the match which sparked mass scenes of violence in October 2014 – Aleksandar Kolarov and Adem Ljajic netting in stoppage time.