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BELFAST: Switzerland took a giant step towards qualifying for Russia 2018 on Thursday but needed a controversial penalty to earn a 1-0 win against Northern Ireland in the first leg of their World Cup play-off.
Vladimir Petkovic's team dominated the match at Windsor Park in Belfast but squandered a succession of chances until Ricardo Rodríguez converted from the spot with just over half an hour to go after Corry Evans was deemed to have handled the ball.
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