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Republic of Ireland 1 Denmark 5 (1-5 agg): Eriksen's sparkling treble seals World Cup spot

Tottenham star Christian Eriksen was Denmark's hero, scoring a hat-trick as his side thrashed Ireland and sealed World Cup qualification.

Hat-trick hero Christian Eriksen was the difference as Denmark silenced a thunderous Dublin crowd to beat the Republic of Ireland 5-1 and book their ticket to the 2018 World Cup.

The sides had played out a numb goalless draw in Copenhagen and the six previous play-off games across the globe had all finished goalless, with tensions at their highest, but this return leg was a superb contest and the touch paper was lit by Irish defender Shane Duffy scoring a sixth-minute header.