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What would Roy Keane have made of it?' - Martin O'Neill reveals the IFA's lack of faith in Northern Ireland's 1982 World Cup squad
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Northern Ireland's 1982 World Cup hero Billy Hamilton sees same spirit in Michael O'Neill's Euro 2016 crop
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Euro 2016 finals: Billy Hamilton recalls Northern Ireland's glory years of the 1980s - BBC News
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Euro 2016 finals: Billy Hamilton recalls Northern Ireland's glory years of the 1980s - BBC News
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Northern Ireland unlikely to reach World Cup, says Billy Hamilton
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Euro 2016 finals: Billy Hamilton recalls Northern Ireland's glory years of the 1980s - BBC News
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Northern Ireland, F.I.F.A. World Cup 1982 – The Football Archive. Written By Richard Fenton.
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1st July 1982 - Northern Ireland v Austria in the second phase of the 1982 World Cup Finals. The match finished 2-2
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Billy Hamilton: You can get bored at a World Cup it happened to Northern Ireland in Mexico
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How Northern Ireland's band of brothers upset the odds (and hosts) at 1982 World Cup - Belfast Live
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Northern Ireland unlikely to reach World Cup, says Billy Hamilton
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Billy Hamilton: When Northern Ireland hit the World Cup big time