O'Neill delighted with Northern Ireland draw placing

With the Euro 2016 draw separating his team from a number of top sides, the 46-year-old manager has expressed his pleasure

Michael O'Neill expressed his delight as Northern Ireland were placed in the "more favourable side of the draw" for the Euro 2016 knockout stages.

Ireland finished third in Group C with three points, qualifying marginally ahead of Albania and Turkey for the knockout stages of the competition.

Their reward is a last-16 tie against Wales, while the likes of hosts France, world champions Germany and defending European champions Spain are not potential opponents until the final.