Football Soccer - Poland v Northern Ireland - EURO 2016 - Group C - Stade de Nice, Nice, France - 12/6/16 Northern Ireland head coach Michael O'Neill REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
LYON, France (Reuters) - Northern Ireland need to match the physicality of Ukraine in Thursday's Group C encounter at Euro 2016, coach Michael O'Neill said on the eve of the match, offering comments that suggest the contest may not be one for the faint-hearted.
Having lost 1-0 to Poland in a tame opening performance, and with world champions Germany still to come, O'Neill's team need to beat Ukraine to have any real chance of making it through to the last 16.
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