Northern Ireland not just making up the numbers - McAuley

West Brom's Gareth McAuley after the match. Reuters / Darren Staples

(Reuters) - Northern Ireland will be no pushovers when they face Poland in their opening match at this month's European Championship on Sunday, defender Gareth McAuley has said.

Manager Michael O'Neill's men, playing in the finals of a major tournament for the first time since the 1986 World Cup, also face Germany and Ukraine in Group C in France.