Dan Ballard admitted Northern Ireland are a long way off where they need to be to reach their goal of qualifying for Euro 2024. The 22-year-old defender scored his second Northern Ireland goal on Thursday night to offer hope of a late fightback against Kosovo but it was not to be as the match ended in a 3-2 defeat in Pristina. Northern Ireland began this Nations League campaign as top seeds targeting top spot in League C Group Two but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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