Football Soccer - Wales v Northern Ireland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16 - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - 25/6/16 Wales' Gareth Bale celebrates with daughter Alba at the end of the match REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Livepic
PARIS (Reuters) - After topping their group ahead of England with convincing performances, Wales showed they knew other ways to win by edging out a battling Northern Ireland in a messy British derby to reach the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.
Wales looked nervous throughout Saturday's 1-0 win, with tournament joint-top marksman Gareth Bale, who scored in each of their three group games, failing to hit the back on the net.
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