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WC Qualification Europe

Mar 24, 2017 5:48:03 PM

The Republic of Ireland lost top spot and Wales drew for a fourth game running, but an injury for Seamus Coleman was the main talking point.

Seamus Coleman suffered a sickening injury in the Republic of Ireland's 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw with 10-man Wales on Friday.

The Everton full-back was on the receiving end of a reckless challenge from Neil Taylor, who was shown a straight red card in a game that also saw Gareth Bale pick up a caution that rules him out of Wales' trip to Serbia.

That sorry end to Coleman's outing 21 minutes from time became the talking point of a match that had failed to capture the imagination, with Wales' hopes of reaching Russia 2018 hanging in the balance after a fourth consecutive draw in Group D.