Summary

  • FT: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

  • The hosts started their campaign with a loss to Serbia

  • Belgium draw with Czech Republic & Serbia earn draw with Portugal

  • Get involved via #bbcfootball

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Emlyn Begley

  1. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    That's the end of this live text now. Let's never talk about this again. Goodnight.

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    Stephen Kenny clearly out of his depth-time to go

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  3. Some positives views from some Irish football journalists there.

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  6. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    Ireland's next game is against Qatar in Hungary on Tuesday. It's a friendly - basically Qatar are acting like the sixth team in this group and play a friendly against whichever side don't have a qualifier that day.

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  9. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    The Republic of Ireland have started a World Cup qualifying campaign with two defeats for the first time since the qualification rounds for the 1970 tournament.

  10. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    I thought Gavin Bazunu had a good game in Ireland's goal at least. I don't think you can blame the 19-year-old for the goal and he made some decent saves and looked good with the ball at his feet.

  11. Lukaku earns point for Belgium

    Czech Republic 1-1 Belgium

    Czech Republic lead Group E on goal difference following a draw against Roberto Martinez's Belgium, although they will rue not holding on to their 50th-minute advantage given to them by Lukas Provod.

    Romelu Lukaku scored his 36th goal in his past 31 appearances to earn a point for the visitors.

    .EPA

  12. Still at least... no, actually I've got nothing.

  13. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    That is only Luxembourg's fourth away victory ever in World Cup or European Championship qualifiers. In 125 games.

    Four wins, 10 draws, 111 defeats.

    Their last such win was over a decade ago, 2-1 against Switzerland in September 2008.

  14. Serbia 2-2 Portugal

    Serbia came from behind for the second time in a week as they drew against Group A favourites Portugal.

    Diogo Jota's double gave the visitors the lead in Belgrade before Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic's third goal in two games and Filip Kostic's equaliser in the 60th minute.

    The home side ended the match with 10 men after Nikola Milenkovic was shown a straight red for a poor tackle on Porto's Danilo Pereira.

    Serbia lead the group from Portugal on goals scored.

  15. Serbia and Portugal are joint top on four points. Luxembourg are next on three. Azerbaijan next and Ireland bottom on zero points.

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  17. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    Ten games without a win under Stephen Kenny and this has been the worst by an absolute mile.

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    Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    A national embarrassment.

  19. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    Shane Long has a shot and that might be it. He controls a long ball and forces a save at the keeper's near post.

  20. Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

    Fifteen seconds to go.