The Republic of Ireland and Wales saw their World Cup dreams dashed in agonising penalty shootouts, meaning only England and Scotland will represent the home nations at this summer's tournament.
Ireland led 2-0 in Prague through Troy Parrott's penalty and a Vladimir Coufal own goal, but Patrik Schick pulled one back from the spot and Ladislav Krejčí equalised. In the shootout, Mojmír Chytil, Finn Azaz and Alan Browne all missed, allowing the Czech Republic to progress.
Wales also took the lead against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Dan James scoring a brilliant second-half strike. Edin Džeko levelled late on, and after a goalless extra time, Brennan Johnson and Nico Williams missed their penalties, handing Bosnia a shootout win.
Bosnia will now face Italy, who beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in Bergamo thanks to goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean. The other playoff finals see Denmark face the Czech Republic, Sweden take on Poland, and Turkey meet Kosovo.



