Stephen Kenny admits Republic of Ireland 'needed to win' against Greece

Beleaguered Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny declined to discuss his future after a deeply damaging 2-0 home defeat by Greece finally ended hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024.

Ireland were decidedly second-best at the Aviva Stadium and will head for Gibraltar on Monday evening having taken just three points from their first six qualifiers.

However, asked about his tenure, Kenny said: “I’m not going to use this to speak about that.

“Ultimately of course we’re disappointed. We knew it was a group of death, tough games.

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— Ireland Football ⚽️