Italian chocolate for Northern Ireland, Dusan Tadic and co donate World Cup premium to sick children | Football

sport">National coach Murat Yakin realizes that a thank you is in order. “The Northern Irish get the best Italian chocolate from us,” he said with a wink. However, he is also especially proud of his own team. “We would not have dreamed three months ago that we would finish above Italy. It’s a great team and I’m only part of the puzzle. Still, I deserve a cigar. Maybe even two.”

sport">Although Yakin has only been national coach for a few months – he took over from Vladimir Petkovic after the European Championship – his contract has already been extended. If the team qualified for the World Cup in Qatar, his contract was automatically extended for a year and a half until the European Championship in 2024.

Donation of one million euros

sport">Serbia qualified for the World Cup a day earlier at the expense of Portugal. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had promised the national team a million euros upon placement. However, the players have given up on this.

sport">Captain Dusan Tadic and his teammates have decided not to receive the money and asked the federation to transfer the amount to charity. The chosen target of the team are sick children who need (expensive) medical treatment.

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