Slovenia's Bostjan Cesar scores a goal against Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer during their Euro 2006 group E qualification soccer match at the St. Jakob Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland September 5, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
SAN MARINO (Reuters) - Slovenia secured a Euro 2016 playoff berth after second-half headers by captain Bostjan Cesar and Nejc Pecnik gave them a 2-0 win at San Marino in a dour Group E qualifier on Monday.
Slovenia finished third in the section on 16 points from 10 games, behind winners England and second-placed Switzerland who qualified automatically for next year's tournament in France.
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